Flashback ( PDFDrive )

“Nah—it’s been fun having the company,” Elwin assured her. “But
our Foxfire slumber party really is coming to an end. I’m betting Fitz
will be ready to head home tomorrow, and you’ll be ready the day
after.”
“Why not at the same time?” Tam wondered.
“Sophie had a lot more breaks than Fitz did,” Elwin explained, “so
she needs a little more time to let all the new bone harden.”
“Well, I’m not leaving until Sophie does,” Fitz decided.
“You don’t have to do that,” Sophie told him.
“I know I don’t have to,” he said, with a smile that made her breath
catch a little. “I want to.”
She was saved from having to come up with a nonmushy response
by Linh racing back into the alcove and handing Sophie a soft, hot
pink tunic.
Elwin cracked up when he saw the embroidery.
So did Sophie.
Dozens of smiley faces surrounded silver glittery letters that said,
Happy Shadow Thoughts. And on the back, more glittery letters said,
Angry echoes—beware!
“I know it’s silly,” Linh mumbled. “But I made one for Tam, and I
thought it might help with the echoes somehow. Don’t worry, you
don’t have to wear it.”
“Are you kidding?” Sophie asked, pulling Linh into a one-armed
hug. “It’s amazing! I’m changing into this as soon as I’m back in the
Healing Center!”
And she did.
Sophie couldn’t look at it without smiling—and neither could Fitz
once she’d explained the joke.