My pupils widened.
Riley was missing from the back seat.
Where could she have gone?
A sense of dread washed over me, a foreboding chill.
Suddenly, it struck me that my nightmare might not just be a dream it could be a warning!
A vision of impending danger!
âCaleb! Wake up!â
I shook Caleb vigorously to wake him up.
We still had a chance to avert the looming danger.
My dreamâs dire scenes wouldnât become reality.
âWhatâs the matter?â Caleb, barely awake, uttered the question in a daze.
While I gathered my thoughts to explain, an eerie voice from outside interrupted me.
âDebra, itâs been a while.
â
I froze, my body tensing as I slowly turned to face the window.
There, just a short distance away, stood Gale.
She had arrived.
From outside, Gale said mockingly, âWonât you come out and say hello?
How impolite.
â
Her voice, so familiar from our time in the Xeric Pack, sent shivers down my spine, filling me with a deep, cold dread.
There was no way out.
It seemed the nightmare I had was on the brink of becoming reality.
Caleb, now fully alert, frowned deeply upon noticing Gale.
He whispered, âDebra, is that Gale out there?â
I confirmed with a serious nod.
âYes, it is.
â