"Varian found out like three days ago, and he came to confront me, going on and on about how bad a mother I am," Calista said. Grace looked up; she could not believe that this woman was boasting about something like this. Was it a pride of honour for her that she was called a bad mom? Grace stood up and took guided steps to her; she held her by the shoulders. Ellen was shaking vehemently like she had been put under a spell. "Are you okay, hon?" Grace asked, looking at her face. Ellen's face was scrunched up as if someone had squeezed it into a ball. Her eyes were shut tight, and her nose was scrunched up a bit. Her mouth was in an around shape as she shook with tears streaming down her face. "Hon, let's get out of here," Grace said again when she did not get a response from her. "Are

