Once Margaret has left the house, Abigail jumps on the computer to investigate flights to Seattle. She’s made up her mind, and there’s no turning back. She knows that Margaret will be gone for the better half of the day, and that once she returns home, it’ll be impossible to hold a straight face and continue lying to her. What must be done cannot wait.
Abigail has an urgency coursing through her veins. Margaret claims that it’s the time for patience, but Abigail’s body chemistry has changed; the balance between all her lives is fighting against something suddenly. Something sinister is lying under the surface here, and that something is time sensitive, she can feel it. She doesn’t know how or why, but it’s as if Naniwa is shoving her along, giving her no opportunity to grieve Oliver’s dea
