

The first thing Nori Rosenberg remembers is falling asleep before that she has a faded memory of doctors and a needle, someone stabbing her with it and between that and finding herself here standing on those green hills... Well, Nori doesn't know how she got here. Or where her clothes had gone. The green landscape looked and felt too real to be a dream. But things started to change quickly around here. It was like somebody pressed fast-forward. A moment ago the landscape was filled with green grass and the sky was bright blue, but now a cold front came suddenly from nowhere, stormy clouds hovered above and a dark forest appeared in front of her. In Nori's eyes, the forest looked scary and dark. But there was something familiar about this place, Nori struggled to remember, slowly her thoughts began to clear. Somewhere she had family, with whom she went on a trip... It was the same forest from her last trip to Europe, to the Black Forest. Those were happy times, better times, all of that shattered after Nori found out she had a brain tumor. The discovery of her cancer brought with it a new life, one Nori hated. All her life she has been a strong woman, for herself and for her children, but the illness has made Nori weak. This is why she agreed to participate in the medical experiment that probably brought her here. Nori examined her surroundings. The dense conifers in front of her stood still. The trees were so thick that even sunlight had trouble penetrating them. Nori didn't know if it was her imagination, but she heard them calling her name. Nori hesitated, not knowing if she should go inside. There was a trail that looked very inviting, Nori reached a decision and went in. Her bare feet led her forward between the bushes, among the stones. Nori walked aimlessly, and she didn't care, she had no choice. Nori couldn't go back, no one was waiting for her at home except for the disease. Nori moved in, the wind greeted the young woman's pale face and played with her dirty blond hair. It was still cold, but she tried to ignore it. Clothes, Nori would give everything for some clothes. But the forest looked deserted, even birds could not be seen in the gloomy sky. She progressed deeper into the woods, it became even colder. As she walked, she could feel someone was looking at her. A noise from the bushes told Nori that something bad was coming. Nori fled. She moved forward, fast, moving away from the trail into the trees. The darkness swallowed her. Nori disappeared until the moment she opened her eyes again. After Nori was gone. Out of the shadows of the dark green trees came a skeletal figure. It could be seen that once it was a human being, but now there was no trace of its former humanity. The skeleton was bent and moved on all fours, its movements resembled a predator on the hunt. It raised its head, a smell caught its attention and it moved into the dream gate. It emerged at the same place Nori went. ------ "Mom!' Nori's son's voice pulled her out of the nightmare. The forest was gone, she was back in her own king size bed, wearing her favorite pajamas with a Mickey Mouse painting on the back of the white shirt. She missed the touch of clothes, so much as if it had been years since she was dressed. Now that she's back she won't feel cold any more. She looked at the dresser, where there were pictures, makeup, and perfume, souvenirs from the time before cancer, a time when she still cared about what she looked like. Nori was back to a reality where she is a single mom with twins. Nori recognized the bedroom, maybe it is still a dream? She wondered. what time it was? Nori did not have answers for herself. Daylight infiltrated through the iron curtains and answered her question. The bright light made it clear that it was early in the morning.