~ALTHEA I had drifted into an empty dream. There were no sounds, no movement, no life. It was just me in it, struggling to be set free but not finding any way out. I did not know how long I stay unmoving in this dream, perhaps, until I heard my name. "Althea!" A familiar voice called. I recognized the voice but I could not pinpoint the owner. The sound of my heavy breathing filled the place and for a moment. I started to feel as if I was already dead. "Althea! Wake up!" She screamed again. I jerked my head up awake and I was met with Selene's big and worried eyes. I blinked multiple times as I found it hard to believe that she was truly here. "What happened to you, Althea? I came back to the room and could not find you until I saw the note on your bed," she lamented. I tried to mov

