she turned and her eyes glowed brighter than the eyes of those creatures, not when the wolves passed me by, growling, their fur almost touching my chest. i had frozen still, thinking of the hideous creatures that could live in here, thinking lily could be one of them.
“it’s a few more steps,” lily said, her eyes back to normal.
there were my dreams, both of them, my mysterious girl and my mysterious lake. and they both felt out of reach. dizziness settled in as i watched the slope. a moderately strong wind could make us lose balance. we had no ropes, no guides, no anchors.
lily watched me, her eyes expecting. then 