Life was paused in a sense, but not in the way Heather and I joked about. Although the sting of the band battle was overwhelmed by the loss of Carmen,...none of us had interest in pulling out our instruments after the debacle. Our teachers had been compassionate and assigned very little homework over the break; ironically this left us with little to do as we spent Friday evening and Saturday morning mostly waiting for Carmen’s memorial service. Even Tommy voiced his wish for some distraction, but. “I doubt we will need to do that again, but I am so glad we did.”Each putting on one of their new outfits. They pack things up for Grace to take with her and bag the rest for charity. In the bathroom, Abbie offers Grace the make-up she is discarding that she barely used. Grace is excited about this also, and side by side, they fixed their make-up looking even more alike now.Smiling at each other, in total friendship, they lean and kiss each other on the lips.This will become how they meet. I caught an earlier flight and ?" as she walked into the bedroom. I couldn't believe it, she wasn't suppose to be home until tomorrow I rolled off the bed and tried to hide beside the bed."WHAT THE HELL!" My wife screamed. "Get Up!" She barked. "I saw you bitch."I sheepishly got up slowly and tried to straighten the dress so it would hide my penis and my sticky mess, my face was beet red from embarrassment. "David is that you? WHAT IN HELL ARE YOU DOING AND WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WEARING!" she. If she dies, I doubt her children would treat us with much understanding.”Serra swallowed hard, catching his meaning. Saving the queen was their only chance of walking out unscathed. Kneeling down on the rocky ground, Serra continued her meeting of the minds with the spider. They locked eyes for a moment, and she began to hum a soothing, wordless melody. As she continued, the queen’s breathing slowed, helping to stabilize her vital signs. This allowed Malik to begin his work.The healer opened.