Chapter 87

“Papa! Finally!” I couldn’t help but shout when I saw my father here in my dream, just moments after returning from Raven’s dream.

I ran towards him, not minding the slightly muddy ground in this vast field. As I approached my father, I embraced him tightly.

“You’re finally here, Pa…” I couldn’t hold back my tears, which had started to flow. It had only been a few days since he last visited me in my dreams, but it felt like a lifetime. There were so many things I wanted to say, so many questions I wanted to ask, but I couldn’t speak yet because of my tears. I just wanted to feel him here and now, through the tightness of my embrace.

“I missed you so much, Pa…” I choked out.

We stayed in that hug for almost a minute, during which my father gently stroked my back and played with my hair, seemingly to comfort me because of my crying.

“I missed you too, my daughter…” my father whispered back. Even though he didn’t say it, I could feel it in the tightness of