The Hearth

I woke up inside a cave. What was surprising was that it was the same cave my family and I used to live in Liada. But then it suddenly flickered and it changed into a familiar yet unfamiliar house (I know, crazy right?). It flickered yet again and it changed into the living room of the Celestine Manor in the Celestine Territory, and once again in the interior of my cottage in Avalon Isles.

A headache pounded my head and I couldn’t help but clutch it and hold it because of the pain.

All of a sudden, I felt a hand on my shoulder and the pain stopped. The flickering images also stopped and I found myself inside a pavilion surrounded by darkness. I traced the hand on my shoulder and was met with a girl about thirteen or fourteen whose head was covered by a brown shawl. She had fair skin and a pair of chocolate brown eyes that seemed to be so warm and comfortable, like her touch.

“Hi. Would you like to join us?”