*Shelby*
"Just a little more … there!" I stepped back, surveying Lauren's completed mural with a proud smile. She'd turned the formerly plain white walls of the twins' bedroom into an immersive undersea wonderland.
Vibrant angelfish and parrot fish swam in shoals across the smooth plaster. Intricate coral flourishes framed the window, while a trio of spotted dolphins arced jubilantly overhead. But the true showstopper was the life-sized spiny lobster rendered in exquisite detail along the far wall, antennae seeming to sway with each passing current.
"Oh Lolo, it's absolutely stunning!" I breathed, using the college nickname that never failed to make her quirky smile. "Thomas and Amelia are going to be over the moon when they see this."
