62. No Escape

Angeline

“She is fine, just recovering her energy. Cal gave out a lot, almost everything she had for you.” Dora’s normally confident voice came out like a whisper.

“Dora?” I ask softly. Was she okay?

“I am sorry; you and Cal were right. Yours and Julia’s life matter more than the axis of cause and consequence, and reality isn’t as simple and linear as in a divine devising. I should have helped, stopped following rules and a logic that is too plain and flawed when it comes to the real world, to friendship and love. I should have known that love comes first. That is why the Goddess never left you, not even in the most tortuous moment of your journey, when you drowned into the darkness. And shouldn’t have either,” she whimpered inside my mind, her ears low and gaze cast down.

“It’s okay, Dora. We are all together and fine now. Muzzle up, golden girl!” I reassured her.

With the help of Dora’s energy boost, I managed to stay awake until Julia was discharged and we went back to her plac