I jerked awake with a gasp. Sunlight striped the mermaid bedspread through the window blinds. I sat up, the haze of sleep lingering in my brain, and looked around. Darby wasn't there. After untangling myself from the covers, I stood and opened the door.

"Darby?" I called.

"What?" Her voice echoed from across the hall inside the bathroom.

I pressed the side of my face against the wood of the door, relief flooding to my toes. "Just making sure."

"Huh?" ...