BORN IN GRACE - open; ‘rebirth’

[Cosmic]

I'd recognize that voice anywhere. Was it true? Was my mentor and friend back? The one that was giving me a chance to help the Freelancers in some way? The one that just... kind of accepted me? Carolina... was she finally back?

What people called 'rebirth' I called 'respawning'. Probably because I was a gamer. And you didn't respawn when you died in real life. Was this... another game? A trick of my brain? She couldn't have come back, right?

"Carolina... is that you?" I questioned the serval, my tone softer. I wanted to give her a hug badly. I really did. But would she try and kill me like my hallucination of Nicole had? This... this... this was a struggle. I didn't know entirely what to think but I perhaps should just accept the feelings of relief and joy that flooded my body as Iooked up at the wildcat.