I'm sorry.
“Who is there?”
This is my last gift to you.
“What are you talking about?”
Weightlessness was replaced by gravity in an instant. Báine's eyes shot open, her lungs expanded rapidly then contracted slowly. She slowly rose and looked about. Oh, she was still on the floor. Báine found herself snug between Laura and Kalis, when did they fall asleep? She ran her hands through her freshly cut hair, the motion made her mother's pendant slip from her night top. The necklace glowed a powerful white glow as it dangled from her chest. Báine clutched it, it didn't glow like this earlier.
Two steady rhythms played in her ears. Her own heart contesting with another's beat. Her ears itched at the groan of wood. She faced the window, the dancing trees and symphonies of the grasshopper w
