Mira locked her bedroom door and pressed her back against it, listening to make sure neither Raquel nor Liam were coming after her. Outside, she could hear them talking in low, confused voices. Good. The more disoriented they were, the easier this would be.
She walked to her bed and pulled the black box from under her mattress. The calabash sat inside, still half full of the violet potion. She'd calculated enough for three doses each, but now she was looking at compressing the timeline.
Mira set the box on her desk and pulled out her grandmother's journal.
"Second dose must be administered minimum 48 hours after first dose. This allows the initial confusion to settle and prepares the mind for deeper restructuring. Accelerating timeline increases risk of adverse reactions."
She kept reading.
