Aiden and I stay still in place. We're both petrified at the fact my image is breaking some invisible fourth wall. The fog shifts slightly, and everything disappears. It quickly rearranges to the same night, except it's a playful scene. Most of us still sitting around the dining table. Except the men. They're off in the corner. Matthew picking up his guitar, Alexander taking a microphone, Wayan placing the bass around his neck, and King Aiden behind the drums.
"One... two..." Alexander says, "One, two, three, four."
And that's how everything fades away. With their music in the back. With Juliet and Adrian watching and critiquing. Me sitting with the invisible queen and the other girls as we all laugh and smile at our men.
The image shifts like a mirage, and instead of seeing grown men p
