THE FOREIGNER | 4 The What if...
Dr. Nicholson has never allowed himself the luxury of “what if.”
But in a recurring dream, a young girl calls out to him — “Daddy.”
At first, the child is faceless. Unknown. Impossible.
Nicholson long ago lost the ability to have children.
Yet the dream persists.
Until one night, the girl has a face.
Claudia Belle.
Disturbed by the connection, Nicholson convinces himself it is exhaustion. Overwork. Or perhaps irritation — the girl has interfered with his plans more than once.
But beneath logic, something far more dangerous is forming.
A desire he buried.
A possibility he never allowed.
A truth he is not yet ready to confront.
by C.S Luis, narrated by Dallin Bradford