“Hey mom.” Aric said giving me a hug. He and Nina came over
when I called telling them I needed to talk to them both. I took little
Jonathan from him giving him a big hug. He was getting bigger and looking more
and more like Aric every day.
“Where’s Finley?” Nina inquired. “I was hoping they could
play a bit while we talked.”
“She stayed the night with Carter. He should be bringing her
home in about an hour before his shift starts. Let’s go sit. I need to tell you
something.” We walked into the living room. Nina sat John on the floor where
some of Finley’s toys were before taking a seat next to Aric.
“Mom you seem upset. What’s going on?” Upset was an understatement. I barely got any sleep last night. I was haunted by the memory of seeing Finley face down in the pool. Knowing that my children had been so corrupted that they would stand by and let something happen to their sister broke my heart. I was also angry, so very angry over the fact that she just couldn’t leave me alone. I was doing what she asked yet it still wasn’t enough. Taking a deep breath I told them about how the triplets haven’t’ really gotten better explaining the near fatal incident with Finley.
“Is that why she’s not here?” Aric asked.
“Yes.”
