#Chapter 199 – Family

Ella There are tears in my eyes as I come out of the memory, the heady drug still swirling through my senses. I forget that I’m not alone in the room, trying to wrap my brain around the conversation I just recalled. My mind feels as though it might splinter with the weight of so many astounding revelations. I met the Goddess, and though I’d been too young to understand the things she explained to me, to realize that I was the child in the story, I’m certainly old enough now. I have a family. I think dazedly, the Goddess’s own power runs through my veins. When the heavy silence breaks, I remember I have an audience. “Holy shit.” Gabriel utters in amazement. “Did that… was that…” Roger stammers, looking around at the other men. “I can’t believe it.” Henry concludes, looking solemn but reverent as he strokes my brow. “Was that – was that real, or a dream?” I ask nervously, turning wide eyes to my father in law. It felt real, but years of disappointed hopes have trained