Her eyelids fluttered, tears welling up and distorting her vision. The world before her appeared hazy and indistinct.

She couldn't fathom it.

She had merely dozed off. How could Alexis vanish into thin air?

Desperation consumed her as she pounded the glass relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen, yet she refused to surrender...

It all seemed like an illusion, a haunting reverie.