Starting Count: 0
Ending Count: 923
Net Gain: +923

Starting line:
“Something is not right here.”

Ending line:
She screamed both verbally and psychically, hoping the echoes would wake her partner.

Darling:
Iris sighed. “Then we can’t leave,” she said, and turned. “Lovely. I can’t wait to spend a night with all the madmen screaming lullabies to me.”

**
Started over. This version is much better.