_Lisa’s POV_
I walked deeper into the strange forest, following the voice that called my name.
“Lisa… my child…”
My heart raced in my chest. Every step I took made the world feel stranger and more alive. The air shimmered with golden light. The trees whispered in a language I couldn’t understand. Glowing insects floated like tiny stars, lighting the way.
I didn’t know where I was going. But something inside me, something deep, kept pulling me forward.
Then I saw her.
She stood in a clearing ahead of me.
A woman.
She had long, flowing brown hair that shimmered like honey in the light. Her eyes were a soft, glowing blue. She wore a long white dress that moved like mist around her legs even though there was no wind.
She was beautiful.
And familiar.
My breath caught.
It was her.
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