Surrounded by Wolves
“I –“ I was overwhelmed and in denial but the thought of a new life, a life where I was healthy and had a family, made me happy but that happiness was only a budding one, sprouting behind the darkness which was the reality that I, Jane, had died after a long battle with several illnesses.
“I had a dream,” I muttered, avoiding the woman’s gaze as tears filled my eyes. “In that dream, I was - I was sick and – I had no one and then – then I died alone with no one by my side, no one to hold my hand or ask if I was fine.” I thought of the wretched life I lived and the tears poured out faster.
“You will never be alone, honey,” a warm hand enveloped mine. “You have me, and your father, your brother