Chapter 126

• “Oh, she’s getting it now!”
• Her aunt said excitedly from behind her as Shae paced to the window and back in a nervous way. Inhaling through her nose, and huffing it out of her mouth, Shae stopped and stood there looking at the floor. Inhale… exhale…inhale…logical explanation for what just happened…exhale… She stood like that for a few more seconds, gathering her thoughts before she spoke out loud. Ignoring the shaking of her arms, she turned around to see her mother and Nona standing, worried expressions on their faces while Aunt Marilyn was grinning like she’d just won first prize. “Okay,” she enunciated slowly, “what was that?”
• Marilyn’s shoulders sagged, “Aw, honey, I thought you had it.” She sighed dramatically. “I know your smart enough to recognize cat eyes when you see them.” She pointed to the window, “don’t tell me you’ve never wondered how come our mountains has a lot of large cats on it.” Lowering her arm, she sat down where Shae had been sitting. “You’re breaking my heart here.”