It was a nice morning regardless of my run-in earlier. I stepped out into the lawn, and right away, I spotted the vegetable garden roped off. I padded over to it as an admiring smile crept across my face. The leafy patch left me breathless. Everything was in a nice neat row. Assorted vines covered the soil in thick blooms. The garden definitely had Dom’s marvelous touch. There were onions, spinach, tomatoes, rosemary, and ginseng root. How odd, I thought. Ginseng was a magickal plant used in certain rituals. Ms. Noel kept a supply of it all the time. I learned of its use by watching her prepare it for her customers. I wondered if Dom knew of its properties.
I made my way back to the tree swing. I refused to let a vile creature as Helen deny me the right to certain joys in my own home. Des
