I STARED blankly at the wall, even when Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon all whined as they crawled at me, begging for my attention. But my attention was heavily on something else. Something that I could not get rid of my mind, no matter how hard I tried. There was no space in my brain except filled with the shocking words of a woman. A woman with a devious look on her face. It was taking everything in me not to break down.
“Marigold, dear. What is wrong with you? Are you sick?” Rita called from the door. She entered, holding a tray of snacks which made the triplets’ eyes doubled in size. All of them quickly left me alone as they crawled over to the silver tray Rita put on the bed. She left them alone and sat next to me. “You look pale. You barely pay any attention to the little pups. What’s wro
