12

NIRVANA

I felt so cold, my chin trembling.

I was in my pajamas, barefooted, and walking in the woods alone in the dark. I couldn’t remember how I ended up in this place, but I had a feeling I was lost.

I wrapped my arms around my body when chilly air seeped through my bones.

My body shivered, and my breath steamed as I mindlessly walked through the dirt path. Then, a big gray wolf appeared before me.

I stood frozen.

My heart hammered as its dark eyes narrowed, and the rings around the irises glowed golden as if it just found its prey.

I’d never seen a wolf so big before, taller, more robust, standing with pride, its fur shining against the darkest night.

The wolf prowled, growling, exposing its long, sharp, white fangs.

“Don’t hurt me!” I jolted up in bed from a dead sleep, drenched with sweat, still catching my breath. My heart pumped so hard in my chest till it was so uncomfortable.

And my dream felt so real.

“Oh, thank God.” I wiped off the beads of sweat all over my for