It is time. I sprang up from my bed to a sitting position and stiffened with a fit of coughing, dragging a deep rattling breath as I gripped onto my bed sheets at my side. It felt way too real. My chest rose up and down as I struggled to calm my breath, both of my hands coming up to my throat which was drenched with perspiration. I coughed again and cleared my throat, the tightness slowly dispersing. It felt almost as if i'd actually been drowning. *** ❝We are stars wrapped in skin, the light we seek is always within.❞ ~Rumi ... #3 #badassfemalelead (29.03.19) #648 #fantasyfiction (25.04.19)