Marty is at his wits' end. The gypsy girl is driving him insane.
He kicks a stone as he walks by the river, trying to collect his thoughts.
He's on day five of his daily tasks and, while he has yet to fail, he is already feeling quite frustrated.
The first few days had been easy, only helping around the camp as everyone did their chores like clockwork. Yesterday morning, he helped Muz take care of the children, who reminded him of his sisters as they are also triplets, only they are two boys and a girl.
He wonders what these tasks are proving to her, doing menial tasks, but he doesn't care as long as he gets the points and she approves. After his tasks, she tells him to go home for lunch and that she'll let him know his next one bright and early the next morning. He goes home to eat b
