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“Just go,” said Xiomara She unwrapped another wafer of chocolate and slid it into her mouth “I’m tired of you both already”

Logan stood up from his chair to leave Kara however, remained seated

“Listen…”

She decided to take one un

“You knoork best alone,” she ihout my tenure here And my reputation speaks for itself”

The old wo the chocolate Tasting it Allowing the tiny wafer to ue

“Give nan “And send hi why “Surely you don’t need the both of—”

Xiomara’s eyes flared Her ined she’d have if she’d just bit down on a lemon

“GO!”

Three

Kara was nine when it first happened Or at least, the first ti

She’d been at her grandrandfather had built, down by the lake Oneice crea past the yellow-orange curtains that fraht blue sky

The next one

Or rather, her surroundings were gone Kara was still there Still seated at the table, still eating ice cream Only she was now somehow outside No curtains, no … just the lake

When she looked down, it was like being in a drea was fuzzy and disjointed Nothing had clear edges Like it was there, but also not there — somehow at the same time