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RAINI

As the light from the sun made its way to the room and blurred through the floor-to-ceiling windows and into my eyes I shielded my eyes —yawning.

I blinked at the alarm clock that read Seven a.m. and then rolled onto my back.

Fear hit me in the chest for that minute as I thought about what had happened the previous day and how and for a minute I still trembled.

The fear in my heart was quickly replaced

with a relief so strong I felt breathless.

I had to do something about this…

I sat on the side of the bed with my face toward the window, my elbows on my

knees, and my gaze out lost in thought.

From the mere thought of him, my heart quaked, in a way I was still finding out hard to see if he was really there or perhaps it was just reality and my dream state playing a trick on me.

Every cell in my body was filled with desperation, longing, and frustration…The three battling away in my heart

When I stood up that morning I could still feel that he was actually there, watch