"Avril"
I heard someone call my name, I was still half-asleep so I barely registered, then the sound of footsteps reached me.
This time, the voice was closer.
“Avril…”
I jerked upright immediately, disoriented, my heart slamming hard against my ribs. For a second, I didn’t know where I was. My fingers dug weakly into the soil as I pushed myself up, my head pounding, my vision blurred.
I squinted into the darkness as my eyes slowly adjusted to the dim outlines of gray headstones, twisted iron railings, and tall cypress trees swaying gently in the night breeze.
A figure stood in front of me.
Tall. Still. Watching.
My breath caught painfully in my chest.
“Who…?” My voice cracked from all the crying. “Who’s there? What do you want?”
The figure shifted. Boots scraped softly against th
