Third Person POV
Vera and Patti have been vibrating with excitement.
Or at least Patti felt that way. On the surface, Vera’s energy was calmer. But Patti had gotten better at reading Vera.
Vera imitated their dad a lot. Her face as cold as his. The same daring brown eyes.
But Vera had her tells. The tapping of her fingers. The scheming tilt to her head.
It betrayed Vera’s own excitement. “Is dad home yet? You have to be there at the same time.”
“I know, I know. What do you think I’ve been doing? I got this.”
Patti was confident. This couldn’t go wrong. Not when it was so important.
It would soon be her mother’s birthday. This most important in all the universe was coming up in less than a month! Patti was determined to make this the best birthday ever.
The ding of an ancient
