Courtney was a fit of nerves.
There was an odd tightness in her chest that she could neither place nor dispel.
Her face was slightly flushed, and her hands felt awkward and clammy.
Her mind had placed itself on autopilot. She had unknowingly walked into two walls and bumped into three of her brothers.
On the flip side, Lusamine was experiencing the same, but different symptoms.
Her appearance today seemed carefully put together, much more so than usual.
She seemed to possess a radiance about her that was not usually present in her day-to-day life.
Both women wandered down the stairs and out the front door, where Abaddon was already waiting with the girls.
Seated on the front lawn was a large, silver spaceship pulled straight from the cover of a sci-fi movie.
Courtney tried to turn around as soon as a ramp was lowered from the belly of the ship.
"I-I think I forgot something…" Courtney was halfway back through the door before Lusamine lashed out and grabbed her arm.
