Page 33 of Little Bitter Truths
“What’s going to happen?”
“I must go, and you must go.You must go now!”
As she said the words, the light around her diminished even more, and then she was gone.The television flickered off as if it had pulled her inside of it, and the room went black.I stood there, my mind racing, trying to make sense of it all.
A key.
Something about to happen.
Me being part of it.
Wren had been trying to tell me something.
Why did I feel like whatever it was, I was already too late?
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Isat upright in bed, my heart pounding, the remnants of the dream lingering with unsettling clarity.
I turned, surprised to find Giovanni awake, eyeing me with concern.“Are you all right?You were talking in your sleep.”
“I’m worried about Mia.”
That got his attention.
“I just had one of those dreams I have, the ones that are like hints or messages from beyond,” I said.“Wren was there.She said something was about to happen.”
Giovanni nodded as if sensing my concern.Then he threw the covers back and reached for my hand.“Let’s drive over and make sure she’s all right.”
We moved fast, changing our clothes and rushing to get out the door.I grabbed my firearm from the nightstand drawer, checking the chamber out of habit before sliding it into my handbag.Giovanni grabbed his gun as well.
Two minutes later, we were out the door and on our way to Mia’s house.
It was late, but I tried calling anyway.
There was no answer.
The roads were empty, the kind of quiet that always existed in the middle of the night, when the rest of the world had shut down.I sat there, nervous, my mind replaying the dream.
The key.
The warning.
Something about to happen.
We pulled up to the curb several houses away, killing the engine and letting the darkness settle around us.There were no lights on inside Mia’s house, no movement, and no signs of anything to be concerned about.
For a moment, doubt crept in.
Maybe I’d overreacted.
Maybe it had just been a dream.
But if it was, why was I still so unsettled?
A text message popped up on my screen from Mia, which I showed to Giovanni.
Mia:Did you just try to call me?
