Dead and Gone

Third-person POV

Electra's glare was fixed on Deena as if she had lost her mind, and her confusion quickly turned to irritation. "What are you talking about, Deena?" she demanded, her voice laced with disbelief. "I'm sitting right here, in front of you! How could I be dead? And what's this nonsense about today being my funeral?"

Seraphina turned to Deena, expecting her to address Electra's question, but Deena didn't even flinch. She didn't look at Electra or react in any way to her words, and it was as though Electra hadn't spoken at all.

Deena, her tone filled with irritation, turned her attention solely to Seraphina. "Didn't you hear me, Seraphina? Get out of this room," she snapped. "I don't care what kind of relationship you had with Electra, but this is beyond disrespectful. Sitting in the room of a deceased princess, lying on her bed like you own it—have you no shame?"