Sireen’s POV
“Okay, this is a really bad idea,” I say, pacing inside a small invincible circle, and I watch with my heart on the tip of my tongue as Lily bends over a bed of green beans. “I think we should go back inside,” I urge, but just like she has done the last three times I suggested she return to bed, she waves me away.
“No offense, Sireen girl, but before Elowen chattered and brought you here, I didn’t give a damn about these medicines. I gave a damn about my books and my plants, and I watered said plants every day. I also harvested my produce myself. Right now, my garden is grown and attracting pests.”
She stops speaking, stands upright for air before hunching over again and getting her scissors to work.
“We're skipping my afternoon meds and I’m harvesting my babies whether y
