Bam!
A door slammed shut from outside of the room I was hiding.
"Come on, love! Where are you?"
My heart was more than racing, and my whole body felt sore from having to pull myself free from the sea of women wanting to get my attention.
If this had been someone else's dream, they would have been delighted. I would have been delighted, too, under different circumstances, that is!
But this trial… I don't understand. Is this my heart's greatest desire?
"You'll be surprised," Elise's voice echoed before she and I parted ways. "What you'll learn about yourself. But be careful; it can be tricky."
"Exo…" the ladies called out in unison. Footsteps thumped on the wooden floors of the house. I carefully extracted myself away from the door and rolled under the bed, covering my mouth.