I got my mind made up...
"NO!" I woke up, breathless and agitated. It took me a minute to understand what was happening: I had fallen asleep on the tree, dreaming of the past while the sun reached its higher, and now it was already prepared to start its descent from the heavens. I didn't remember much of what I had been dreaming, I just felt an unsettling anxiousness, like there was something in the back of my mind that wanted out but was unable to find its way into my consciousness. My stomach sank. I didn't think I could handle one more worry at the time, so I just tried to focus on the more pressing matter, although I had no idea what to do... I was starting to feel sick... I arrived late to Orfi's house, of course. He had been working non-stop with the help of another friend, and I just watched. I sat in the corner, trying to look amused by their talk, and for a little while, it was bliss to divert my thoughts and laugh and laugh and laugh. A lot. But then night came...