The door closed, startling her awake. She grasped her pistol and aimed it one-handed at an intruder with fire-red hair.
‘Why are you already—?’ Aviary rolled her eyes. ‘Never mind. Sorry I’m late.’
Sophia lowered her pistol and stood. She checked her watch. ‘Twenty minutes.’
‘Trains were redirected.’ Aviary kicked off her sneakers and paused. ‘You didn’t black out, did you? That shouldn’t be happening anymore.’
‘No. I guess I dozed off.’ Sophia slipped her pistol back into her waistband. ‘Is everything OK?’
‘Yeah,’ Aviary said. ‘I mean, I’m fine. My shift ended late and I was really hungry and I wanted nachos but then I remembered the festival tonight so yeah, that’s my cool story.’
‘OK,’ Sophia said.
‘How’s Nasira, still in Peru?’
Sophia looked out the balcony window. ‘Haven’t hea
