Chapter 16: Weaving 3, Beat-upMoirae took a deep breath and said, “Are you ready?”
“Yes,” Parcae said with her own deep breath.
The two sisters calmly stood and walked to the dining room doorway, where they would be out of the way yet see everything. They stood close on either side of the doorway, but not touching.
The room became quiet with only the dry leaf sound of Parcae’s crinolines settling to silence, sounds from outside froze, the clock pendulum paused mid-swing.
Sammy’s voice quietly walked into the room from a previous conversation. Sammy said, “Isn’t that what we’re here for? If I’m feeling needy—”
“Sammy, stop it,” Mark snapped toward the voice but without facing the voice. “I’m tired. I don’t need this.” Mark rubbed his eyes, trying to remove the headache that he didn’t h
