Chapter 40 Dried Dandelions - Part I

• There is true space for dreaming on this bright day, amid the frequently sweeping breeze, luminous images vanished into a white and dazzling cloud. And from the forest floor where I was lying, filtered by the fragrance of greenery above, came a light that was softened, lush, and delightfully aromatic. Nature was my sanctuary, my home. Nature kept me sane through everything. And every time something was out of place, or my heart was in distress, nature, the forest, the streams, the gardens, and the mountains called me. And my soul answered that call, and I always found myself amid the wonders of mother nature, refuelling and healing my aching heart and soul.
• It had been a few days since Erdem had left me at home that evening. He had tried to hide the look of fear in his eyes as he begged me not to leave the house, but I could see it. Vesna had hurried to me after he had left, and I am not sure what had happened or what she had been told or even ordered; she hadn't let me leave the house. There were so many questions running through my head, but I didn’t have the luxury to search for the answers. So, I kept quiet and waited for the answers to find their way to me.
• “Nesta?” I heard Vesna’s voice calling me from a distance. “Are you there?” She shouted and I sat up.