Silence hung in the air, thick and heavy. Carly was the first to break it, letting out a forced, breathy laugh that did little to mask her disbelief. Pressing her fingers to her temples. "Whoa. I think I'm kinda dizzy," she stated, blinking rapidly as if to clear the impossible image from her vision. "Can't believe I actually thought I saw three Theos standing there. That's a new level of sleep deprivation."
"There are three Theos," Carl and Jane chorused in unison.
Jane simply shook her head, a slow, amazed smile spreading across her face. "Wow," she breathed out, the word full of genuine awe.
The two additional Theos flickered. Their forms wavered, became translucent, and then dissolved into nothingness, leaving behind only a faint shimmer in the air where they'd been.
Jane arched an eyebrow. "They're allergic to 'wows'?"
