A woman dressed in white appears from nowhere in front of me. She is very pretty with long black hair down her back. Her smile lights up her face, and she sits by my side. She says nothing while we sit in silence. Suddenly she lifts her arm and a raven lands on her hand. She looks at me and nods. She's trying to tell me something. I try to ask her what it is, but nothing comes out of my mouth. I try to speak again, but there are no words. I begin to feel a little frustrated. Why can't I speak? Suddenly the woman disappears, and a large cat is sitting by my side, with the raven perched on its back. It opens its beak, "Lilly... Lilly," it says. I'm frightened. The raven speaks? "Lilly... Lilly." It becomes louder and louder, and suddenly it is shaking me.
CHAPTER TEN
“Lilly!”
I woke up an
