Chapter 3
In through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the nose, out through the mouth.
The coldness of the wet ground under my yoga mat was starting to seep through. I could feel the backs of my thighs losing warmth like it was being drained off by a vampire. Maybe I should have moved around more before I came outside with Sophie, gotten more of the kinks out before sitting down. But then it still wasn't even dawn yet. I was an early riser, but there were limits.
I sighed. I was thinking thoughts. I wasn't supposed to be thinking thoughts. I focused on my breath again.
In and out. In and out.
I could just hear the stirrings of Sophie's own breath as she sat in front of me, close enough to touch if I reached out a hand. Her breathing was slower even than a sleeping person's,
