57. DELICIOUS
Nikolas's eyes fluttered closed, his breathing slowing as he drifted into a dream.
In the dream, Nikolas saw himself as a child, hid five years old self running alongside his mother through a dense forest. The trees towered above them
His mother's hand grasped his hand tightly." We to keep running, Niko!" she urged.
They sprinted as fast as their legs could. Suddenly, they passed through Nikolas Adult standing form.
The scene shifted to little Nikolas hiding in a cave, Crying helplessly.His mother nowhere to be seen.
Nikolas wailed silently, fear gripping him, his small body shaking uncontrollably. The cave's darkness suffocated him with the thick air.
The scene shifted again, like a torn page from a book but this time it was Nikolas's adult self laying on a cold grey floor, his eyes lifeless, his skin pale and clammy. A faint glow from a distant window cast eerie shadows on the walls while five figures surrounded his dead body.