CHAPTER FIFTY THREE: FRIEND OR FOE

Rhea’s POV

I looked at the path that suddenly seemed to stretch forever. I heaved a sigh of frustration and thought of my options. I had tried to walk over the shards and that had not worked. Then I remembered that when I first came here, I had touched the glass shards and it had changed to flowers. Maybe that would work this time too?

I crouched down carefully on the ground and took a deep breath. Slowly, I picked up a shard of glass from the ground. I focused on changing it into a flower and to my relief; it worked. But then I sighed as I thought of what it meant for me. I had to touch each shard and barb in the path to get it cleared. I had thought that I could clear the path in a few days’ time. But this just changed the game entirely. At this rate, it would take me an eternity before I could reach the light in my core...

But then, I felt confidence rise in me. My task may have gotten harder, but it didn’t mean that it was not achievable. I