23 Sisters -finished- - Version- 1.0 Final

23 Sisters -Finished- - Version 1.0 Final is available now for Windows, Mac, and Android.

Composer Lena Raine (yes, that Lena Raine) contributed three new tracks for the final climax. The music now shifts seamlessly based on which sisters are present in the room. The "Crescendo of 23" track during the final dinner scene is arguably worth the price of admission alone.

The swallow Tomas had been carving sat on the mantel for seven years. It was a beautiful thing—small enough to fit in a palm, wings swept back, beak slightly open as if mid-song. Iris, who was supposed to receive it, could not bring herself to take it. It was not a gift anymore. It was a ghost.

Iris was the quiet one. In a house of twenty-three voices, she had learned to make herself small. She worked at the public library, reshelving books in alphabetical order, and she did not speak unless spoken to. Her sisters loved her, but they also forgot her. At dinner, someone would say, "Where's Iris?" and three others would shrug, and then someone would find her in the attic, reading by a sliver of window light. 23 Sisters -Finished- - Version- 1.0 Final

On the seventh anniversary of Tomas's death, Iris took the swallow from the mantel. She wrapped it in a cloth napkin and put it in her coat pocket. She walked to the cemetery, which was only three blocks away—Tomas had chosen the plot specifically for its proximity to the house, so his daughters could visit without making a production of it.

The grave was simple. Gray granite. TOMAS MARTIN, BELOVED FATHER, CARPENTER OF DREAMS. Margaret was buried beside him, though she had died first. The stones faced east, toward the morning.

Iris knelt in the damp grass. She took out the swallow. She held it in both hands. 23 Sisters -Finished- - Version 1

"I'm not ready," she whispered. "But I'm tired of waiting."

She placed the swallow on her father's grave. Then she stood up, brushed the dirt from her knees, and walked home.

That night, at dinner, she sat at the table for the first time in weeks. She did not say anything. She just sat, and ate her pasta, and listened to the chaos. Sparrow and Raven were arguing about the remote control. Lark was explaining the color-coded pantry to a skeptical Heron. The triplets were passing a hidden bag of chips under the table. and Android. Composer Lena Raine (yes

Elena looked at Iris. Iris looked back.

Elena smiled. It was a small thing, but it was real.

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