149

Nerthus

“Amber!”

I turn around as I’m sitting in a field surrounded by daisies.

I could swear that I just heard someone call my name.

“Amber!”

The whispered call resounds again, making me stand up.

Black clouds fly towards me from the horizon, my vision blurring as it keeps distorting my perfectly built imaginary safe place.

Just as the clouds transform into fog, enveloping me in dark smoke, I open my eyes with a low gasp.

“Good morning!”

Blinking repeatedly, I get my sight to focus on a grinning Danny, who is leaning over me.

“Concetta said I should wake you up, so we could eat breakfast,” he whispers. “She has been cooking all night as it seems. There is food everywhere!”

I sit up, my eyes filling with tears as he starts flexing while he growls, “I’m built like a Hulk but I can’t make it alone!”

My tears are already streaming down my face as I laugh, making him look at me wide-eyed.

“No! What happened?” he wails, looking at me with a sad expression. “I thought you woul