Chapter 7 Remote Control: A Tantalizing Discovery(7)

• Whatever she was going to say was cut off by the sound of someone knocking on her bedroom door. Of course, it could only be one of our parents, so I immediately freaked out. The door was already opening, though, meaning there was no way I'd be able to make it to the bathroom in time.
• "Quick, under the sheets," Elayne hissed, pulling them up off her bed. "Stay behind me and don't move a muscle."
• It was only after I'd done as she'd instructed that I realized there was no way whoever it was could have known what we were talking about, and that there wasn't anything inherently wrong with me being in my sister's room. By that point, Elayne had already slipped in after me, sliding backward until I was essentially spooning her. If anything, this was only going to make things dramatically worse if my presence was noticed.