Night-Miner

Chapter 21 Reacquainted “Certainty and stability are two of our most craved societal traits.” General (ret.) Jigme Dorji Wengshuk The sun was blazing through the glass door to the balcony when Harriet awoke. It had to be past noon. Harriet couldn’t fall asleep until well past four in the morning. She just couldn’t sleep. How could she? Finn is back. She had shown Finn more tiny memories of his brother and friends, at least to familiarise him with their faces. She was leery of taking him directly into a memory just yet. That might cause him to panic again if not properly prepared for what would happen. Harriet groaned forcing herself out of bed. She spent a while in the room’s opulent shower before dressing. She couldn’t help but feel a little cheeky as she put on the outfit Fern had prepared for her earlier in the summer: the cropped tee-shirt with the overall shorts and a pair of tube socks. She recalled Fern saying she wore short shorts to show off her legs for Kieran over the