Chapter 119 Crossroads

JAMES I woke up in a bank of snow. It's cold but soothing to me. I sat up and looked at my surroundings. I was in the middle of a forest. As I got up, the most intoxicating scent caught my attention. It smells of juniper berries and something else...fir or sandalwood. It kept changing, but I knew it was her. I started to make my way through the forest. I needed to find her. Maria? No, Zira? I couldn't tell who I was going after. I ran for what felt like hours until I came to a crossroads. How cliche? Their scent surrounded me like a cloud as I looked back and forth between my options. Then I heard her voice. It was…Maria. "Jamey-bear." Her nickname for me. I hated it, but it made her smile, and that was good enough for me. "Come this way." I started to follow her voice. It was beautiful and mesmerizing still. I hurried down the road until I saw her waiting by a creek. Her fiery red hair flirted in the wind. She turned, and her eyes were a dazzling shade of blue. She smiled, and I nearl