Disclaimer: I own the plot and idea. Richelle Mead owns Vampire Academy.
Night One
He trudges home after his long day at work, loaves of bread tucked under his arm for his family.
His childhood home is a short walk from work, just a little bit outside of the hustle and bustle of the main center of the village where they all lived. As he opens the door, the familiar smells of his mother's cooking hits him as he enters, temporarily allowing him to forget the thoughts that plagued him all day.
"Sweetheart, you're right on time!" His mother appears, greeting him with a peck on the cheek while plucking the loaves out of his hands.
"Smells good, mama," he shrugged off his coat and stepped out of his shoes. The smells of his mother's cooking, the familiar sounds of his niece and nephew playing, his sisters bickering over nothing...they all worked together to rid him of his stress and lingering thoughts of the day.
She was put out of his mind for the next few hours.
She didn't follow him in his thoughts on his short walk home.
She didn't appear in his dreams that night.
He didn't know what was coming.
We will be meeting her next chapter, finally! And she'll be making quite a splash. ;)
Until then, be kind to one another, and may you have a nice day/night wherever you may be!