Misa P.O.V. .......Meanwhile, in Newark, New Jersey that same day. The early morning comes as a promise kept. I woke up suddenly, not because of any noise or interruption, yet because my dream had come to its conclusion. The night the movie had ended, the credits had rolled. Now it was time to engage in the real world once more. From the land of dreams to the land that still needs me to participate in it. From asleep to awake in one heartbeat. I reached out toward the curtain and drew it aside in one strong motion. The light flooded in, bathing me in its warm gold, revealing to me the colors it had brought to the world beyond my window pane. The window ledge was a pastel green, gentle on the eyes in every light. The tree leans into the sunny rays as if they were lovers in eternal t

