Coiled around Yoa like a Koala clinging to a tree, Nova slept peacefully, feeling like a cloud, utterly weightless with little worries.
But as the night drew on, her dreams faded into a dark abyss until she was surrounded by water, unable to breathe. Panic sliced through her as she tried to wake, to breathe. The more she struggled, the more a weight pressed down on her chest.
'Remember.' A single word thick like velvet whispered in her mind.
She froze at the familiar, yet unfamiliar, voice. The word was not of any language she knew of, but she understood. That was becoming a bit of a norm for Nova now, but it was still strange.
"Remember what?" Bubbles burst from her mouth, her voice muffled.
Water whooshed into her mouth as she accidentally inhaled, unable to hold her breath any longer. Instead of trying to hold her breath like she would in real life, Nova screamed. Her lungs and throat burned at the sensation, drowning in this abyss.
