I slowly opened my eyes.
The room was still dark, implying that the sun has yet to rise above the horizon. Yet, the strange, fresh taste of the air signaled that it was only a matter of time before the new day would bring all sorts of new challenges.
I blinked my eyes a few times before releasing my breath and relaxing a little.
'This feeling…' I thought, clenching my jaws as I desperately reached out to my short-term memory, hoping to recover whatever I was dreaming about.
I could feel that it was important. More important than nearly anything that I've learned in the recent past. And yet, as if there was an active effort of some sort of mental being, I couldn't break past the barrier of my dizziness to access whatever I dreamed about.
"Hmm…" Mia released a small moan as she cuddled up to my arm.
She had her eyes closed. Her breath was stable. There was absolutely no sign of her waking up.