~BELLA~

The room basked in the brilliant morning sun, its golden beams piercing the open blinds, rudely waking me from a delightful dream. With a lazy, cat-like yawn, I greeted the new day, stretching and yawning like a cat, then gently rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I looked at the small clock on the bedside table and saw that it was just past seven.

As I lay in bed, my thoughts drifted back to my encounter with Professor Blake and the extraordinary kiss we shared the previous night. It was a magical kiss, one that took me to another world. The feeling of his lips on mine was nothing...