7 Faithful Diary, Days went by when I did not see Terra at all. I rose early from bed, alone as always, and left for work before dawn. In all likelihood, Terra and Elle were still awake at that hour, making music together in the basement. When I arrived home after my shift, I spent much of my time upstairs with my computer, which was perhaps a tad discourteous of me, but I suppose it was something of a challenge: I wanted to see how long it would take Terra to seek me out. If I avoided her, would she avoid me? As a payback of sorts? Elle sauntered into the kitchen every so often, while I fried eggs or made toast. She hugged me around the waist and kissed my cheek, as usual. When I asked after Terra, she would tell me that Terra was taking a nap. I did notice that, if Elle grabbe