“You said it wouldn’t hurt her… she’s in pain. in pain. Avery could hear a faint, distant voice that strangely sounded like her mother’s and another unfamiliar yet familiar voice of someone else after she went through something so painful she felt like they just shredded out a part of her. “Mom,” she mumbled weakly before passing out again. That peculiar dream she had while she was still in her academy uniform wouldn’t stop disturbing her, and it’s been weeks. ‘Just what is that dream?’ Avery wondered every day since she’d dreamt about it a few more times since then, and each time it was more vivid and it was always her mother arguing with someone. “Was Mom there when I was kidn*pped?” Avery wondered, rubbing her head in confusion. She just couldn’t remember, and when she tried too ha

