"About a month, give or take," April replied. "Time's weird when you're going back and forth, or at least it is for me. I'm thinking about asking my friend to help me create a program to help me keep track."

Balancing her plate on one hand, she plucked a cookie from it with the other and wagged it Raleigh's way. "You're lucky you figured out how to go back and forth quickly. From what I hear, some people never do."