Chapter 1930

The voice was firm and reassuring, growing clearer by the second. Vivian slowly opened her eyes, the tears on her lashes slipping down as she blinked to clear her vision. Manfred's face came into focus. "Manfred…" Concern filled his eyes, though his voice remained soft and soothing. "Did you have a nightmare?" He had been there for a while, knocking without a response. Fearing she had left again, he entered and found her asleep, murmuring her parents' names. She must have been missing them. Gently, he comforted her until she finally stirred from her sorrowful dream. Vivian, usually full of life around him, always laughing and unburdened, seemed fragile now. She was the type to smile through any storm, making it hard for him to see her sadness, even in sleep. "I dreamed of Mom and Dad again, but no matter how much I tried to talk to them, they couldn't hear me." Vivian sat up, still feeling down. She really wished Skylar and Joe knew that she was okay. She wanted to tell them s