Two months later:
Seychelles snapped out of her reverie when she noticed Sandy waving her hand back and forth in front of her eyes, annoyingly shouting, “Yoo-hoo!”
She shoved the offending arm away from her. “What?”
“What were you thinking about just now? I’ve been yelling for hours!”
Elle shot her friend a reproving glance. “We’ve been here for five minutes.”
“Yes, and you’ve paid attention for two. What’s on your mind?”
She hesitated before she sat up straighter in her chair and leaned forward. “You know how,” she began in a conspiratorial whisper, “when you tell other people out loud how happy you are, you jinx it?”
Sandy shot her a blank look, which she steadfastly ignored. “It’s true! I was thinking about how perfect my life is! The last time that happened, my boyfriend disappe
