Chapter 61 A GIFT

　　MALAYINA.

　　May 17th 2018

　　I lay in my bed.

　　Screaming amid a pool of sweat. The darkness will not let go of me, and I struggle against her embrace as I drown in her sea of agony.

　　"No!" I exclaim. "No! Please release me." I toss and turn, my limbs tangling in the sheets as my head thrashes against the warm pillows of the hotel.

　　"Mikros (little one), calm down. You're safe, I am here." I can hear his gentle voice attempting to reach me as he calmly tries to pull me out of my nightmare.

　　I continue to follow his voice as it leads me out of the tunnel and into the light.

　　As I open my eyes, I jerk awake, panting for air.

　　Morning has come.

　　My room is illuminated by the sun, and I turn to face Amar. I throw my arms around his neck. "We're alive," I cry. "It wasn't real, none of it was real." I cling to him tightly as he tries to pry my arms away.