PARI AWAKENS, STARTLED to notice Abby standing in the dark a few feet from her bed.
“I did not intend to scare you. I was about to wake you. I need to get some answers. My questions are tormenting me.”
“It’s okay,” Pari says. “I have questions for you too.”
“Can you join me in the living room?” Abby asks. While both walk out of the bedroom Abby adds, “I cannot understand why, and how, you and Kawaii were together this afternoon. I am afraid we have to start there.”
“Abby, I can tell you. I will answer anything you ask if you will also share with me every single thing you have heard and learned since we last updated each other Thursday. Is that a deal?”
Abby turns on just one light, which is on the table top midway between them, halfway between the couch and the recliner. The
