It had been over an hour since Melanie and Thea had gone shopping while Zach, Darius, and Chris had hustled to the arcade to begin their fun. Now, the women strolled along with their shopping bags, sipping smoothies as they walked. As they ambled along, Melanie motioned toward a bench away from the crowd where they could sit and talk.
“I’m curious; no one has mentioned if you are still going to go through with becoming one of us on Saturday. Mom and Dad would understand if you wanted to postpone things,” Melanie softly said.
“I still want to do it,” Thea sighed. “The problem is, what do I do with Mom and Chris? It isn’t like they can come with me, and I don’t want them to be alone at the hospital or at home.”
“I’m sure we can get Aphrodite to sit with them or take them out to do somethi
