ANITA
I'm in a flowy white dress, a crown of flowers embedded in my hair.
"Come, come" I call, giggling "Let us be off before Maman finds out!"
I grab his hand without looking back as we head out the gate.
"Let her find out. You know i can't leave without you. I'll never leave you. Regardless of what people think or say. He says.
"You are obsessed with me" I smile behind my palm. Greatful that I'm in front of him so he can't see how red my cheeks are.
"That i am. And i take pride in it m'lady." He chuckles and brushes a kiss on the back of my hand.
I let go of his hand and run ahead of him.
"Stop!" I giggle. "What if someone sees?"
"Then let them see." He says simply.
The scene shifts. We're in a meadow, surrounded by daisies and roses. Sunlight kisses my skin. It's a beautiful day.
My head rests in his lap and i take a deep breath, sighing happily.
"Don't you just love spring, my love?" I ask, staring into his eyes.
He runs his hand through my hair and pretends to seriously think about it for a moment.
"I like that it makes you happy..." He says and drops a kiss on my forehead.
"That's not what i meant silly!" I laugh happily, eyes crinkling at the corners.
"You look so beautiful when you laugh like that, love. I hope i always get to see your laughs." He smiles sweetly.
Suddenly we're in a dark room, sheets drawn over our naked bodies.
"What if they find out about us my love?.. I'm terrified. " I whisper, slowly stroking his chest.
"I won't let anything happen to you, Aurore. I promise." He squeezes my arm as he stares up at the ceiling.
"Your people, Antoine. They need you." I say firmly.
"From the moment i met you- you were my world, Aurore. I cannot- will not exist in a place without you. I refuse to."
I believe him.
****
I wake up with a start, my back drenched with sweat, heart pumping.
It was her! From the vision Devon showed me.
Aurore.
The girl from the vision Devon showed me.
The one who loved...Antoine?
Who is she?
"Are you okay?" Anthony grabs my shoulders, his voice urgent.
"We could hear your heart rate speed up, we assumed you were having a nightmare." Asher says, handing me a glass of water.
"Nothing...it was just a weird dream." I whisper.
Deep down I'm convinced there's more to it.
There's no way every single thing that's happened to me are just individual coincidences.
I can't let it slide anymore. I need to get to the bottom of this.
"Care to share, love?" Anthony says and strokes my palm, I can see he's worried. Asher too.
I muster up a smile. "It's nothing, i promise. I think i just need a shower."
"Okay..." Anthony says, of course he's skeptical.
"We have a lot of work to do today, ma bichè. I apologize in advance because you won't see much of us." Asher says, brows furrowed.
I nod. They've probably put so much off since i arrived. It's understandable that they need to catch up.
"Rumi will be here to take you to breakfast after your shower, okay love?" Anthony says.
I nod again. It's kinda cute how they're so worried about me feeling lonely.
Unknown to them i have my own research to do today...
I hop off the bed and they each give me soft, lingering kisses on my lips before they head out.
I head into the shower and as i rinse off, my mind flashes back to yesterday with Emma.
She already knows what i am. She was just a shocked and maybe a little sad that i won't be able to go into the city for a while.
Anthony and Asher think it's for the best just in case Devon wasn't the only one looking for me.
What does this all mean?
I grip the shower tightly, trying to summon up the strenghth i used to break the desk the other day.
At first, nothing happens.
Then a thin layer of frost spreads over the pipe.
Ice gleams along the pipe
What the hell...