It had been a little while since I felt comfortable.
'Comfortable.'
That word alone made me immediately feel something was different. The sensation at the back of my head was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.
It was something that I hadn't felt for a long time.
"You are awake."
The voice reached me, and as I opened my eyes, the sight that greeted me was one of unexpected serenity. There, looking down at me with a gentle smile, was Senior Maya.
Her delicate features were bathed in soft light, her skin radiant and gleaming. Her once-crimson eyes had reverted to their familiar shade of blue, and a sense of tranquility emanated from her presence.
It was a different atmosphere she gave compared to how she had been just before. It was like she became herself, but at the same time, she changed a little.
'This….'