So it has recently come to attention that I unfortunately do not own Greek mythology (seriously though ... how cool would that be?) or the basic myth of Daphne and Apollo. I do however own the access character of this story along with this plotline (as confusing as it can be.)
Hope you enjoy.
Prologue- Daphne
It's raining. Wind is blowing harshly past my resting spot and awareness floods into me like it hasn't in years.
I cannot see.
I cannot breathe.
I cannot move.
But suddenly I am aware of everything that goes on around me. I can hear the water dripping and flowing. I can smell pollen and pine combs. I can feel the wind and the rain flowing over me; through me.
I can sense that there is something else. Something else is coming. Something I can't quite remember through the haze.
My mind is going back. Going back to a time so long ago now until it begins to feel like yesterday again.
I am frozen. I am planted to the spot. Laughter rings through me. Then a faint shout and I am all of a sudden overwhelmed with too many voices. With the sounds, feelings come flooding back.
Happiness. Pain. Excitement.
I'd almost forgotten what it was like to feel. It has been so long since something like this has passed through my being. And now I am consumed with it.
Wind on my bare skin. Grass and leaves and dirt under my feet as I run. Freedom.
A hand in my hand. An arm around my shoulder. Sitting on a log in front of a fire and hearing people tell stories. Friendship.
Tears running down my cheeks. Shadows following me as I walk. Darkness consuming the light that I'd never realised that I'd relied on so much. Fear.
Shattered Memories. Shattered Dreams. Escape.
Slowly it all comes flooding back.
And suddenly, I am awake.