Chapter 73

• I climbed down a few rungs and gauged the distance to the floor. I wanted to hit as much as I could with the herb. Hooking my arm through the bar, I pulled the backpack off one arm and tucked it between my body and the ladder. “Spreading the herb now.” I opened the pack and reaching in…I was touching plastic? I pulled it out to see a small scoop Clairee must have put in. Filling it, I flicked my arm out and watched dust flow toward the floor. I did it again, then circled my way around the ladder, repeating the process until I was back where I started. “May not have reached the whole room.” I said more to myself then the others.
• “We’ll vacuum later.” Alona replied.
• I could hear crackling, I looked down to see a thick mist rising from the floor. I glanced up, trying to decide if I want to deal with the sparks above or the mist below. “It’s like an eerie horror show up here. Sparks and mist.” The quiet was getting to me. “You guys have your mics muted?”