ELENA

I couldn’t tell why i felt so weak, my body ached the moment I sat up. Suddenly, flashes of the nightmare last night dawned on me, my search for my parents during the chaos. “They were fine” I mumbled as I rubbed my eyes, it was just a nightmare, a memory I wouldn’t love to remember.

Taking off from the bed to start my day, I opened the door to see a figure looming over me. It wasn’t just a figure, it was Julian.

“Good morning” I mumbled under my drowsy breath still ...