228. ***BOOM***

Unshed tears swelled in Aubrianne's eyes as she rapidly blinked them away, sniffled, and rubbed her itchy nose with the back of her hand. Goddess, her mom was dead and has been for a long time.

She thought she was over this.

But the dam burst. Aubrianne couldn't hold it back because this dream had felt so real.

Martha burst through the room just as Leia shouted to ease her humans' dismay, 'We must get back to Mother Aubrianne. Snap out of it….'

Aubrianne jumped up off the bed as if it was suddenly set ablaze. It was almost like a complete leap, the same way her heart leaped out of her chest, escaping its restraints in utter joy and confusion at that moment, still slightly groggy from her nap and grappling with reality.

'You fainted silly,' Leia teased.

"Oh Goddess, it was not a dream; is my mother alive?" she questioned carefully as if articulating to two-year-olds.

After staring wide-eyed at Martha, who was slowly shaking her head up and down in confirmation. While Leia also