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“His blood.” She hugged the lion tighter. “The nasty man.”
Pavel cleared his throat. “I am sorry, but Emily being on the floor is not important. Get us out of here, Kazimir.”
I lowered my view to the little girl’s stuffed lion. “That lion should be much bigger. Fluffy, yet ferocious.”
She curved her small lips into the sweetest smile.
“Do you know how to make it bigger?”
She shook her head.
“One day, we will figure that out.”
“Alright, Kazimir.” Pavel frowned. “You have your answers. Now let us go—”
“We are not going anywhere.” I held up my hand. “If I am here, then this means something.”
“Means something?” Pavel hissed. “What are you talking about?”
“Perhaps, the Universe or God—”
“It means you are a stubborn fool for going against the witch’s warning. That is it. There is no deeper spiritual meaning to your idiot ways.”
I studied the little girl. “You do not think I should wake up my mouse?”
Worry covered her face. “Maybe. . .it will wake you up too and you will leave.”
“Oh.” Pavel blinked. “Then, perhaps you should wake Emily up.”
“Or. . .” The little girl stared down at her lion.
I quirked my brows. “Or?”
“You may live here forever.”
Pavel rubbed his forehead. “Which means that I will probably live here forever.”
I glared at him. “What is wrong with you?”
Pavel touched his chest. “Me?”
“You are dead. Stop worrying about yourself—”
“I am not as dead as you understand, and this reality.” He gazed around. “I do not want to be here. If I am to haunt you, it is your mind, not hers.”
I turned my gaze to the gray walls. “This is her. . .mind. . .”
“Yes.” Pavel bobbed his head. “So, let us go. Now.”
I stood there, unable to move.
On one hand, the urge to wake Emily, to pull us both out of this surreal mindscape, tugged at me with the urgency of survival. In fact, the thought of being trapped here forever, in the depths of her psyche, was horrifying.
What if this moment were my only chance to escape, to go back to the tangible world where I understood the rules, where I could protect her with muscle, guns, and might instead of wading through the murky waters of her subconscious?
But then, there was the other, more daunting path.
Staying.
