Chapter 102

The only certainty in the maelstrom of my recollections was the overwhelming horror that had seized me and the undeniable sense of urgency that had ignited within me, as if I were meant to act on something—something that had been necessary to address... yesterday!

But what was it exactly? If I could somehow reconstruct the sequence of events, perhaps I could decipher their meaning and, ultimately, what the dream had been trying to convey. If it truly had a meaning at all. Yet, the aftertaste of imperative gravity it had left behind led me to believe otherwise.

"Tell me what happened," Xavier prompted soothingly.

He must have sensed that I was trying to reason my way through the turmoil, or perhaps he simply recognized that talking about dreams was a well-known method for clarifying and making sense of them.

Taking a moment, I engaged in some calming exercises—breathing deeply and holding my breath for a few seconds before slowly releasing the air from my lu