CHAPTER 30: Vivid Dreams

　　I had no idea when I dozed off, but the last thing I remembered was the echo of Ava's eighteenth birthday in my mind when I opened my eyes.

　　Disoriented, I fumbled for my phone, squinting at the clock. 5:17 AM. It was time to get ready for work. As I headed down to the apartment's gym, all I could think about were Ava's words, so eloquently written, it made me wonder if she had ever thought about taking up a career as a writer.

　　The date of the entry was July 20, 2015.