Davin entered the dining room and walked over to his seat. The kitchen had prepared a feast for them that night. Eagerly, he picked up his fork and sampled a piece of beef. All it took was one bite, and he spat that out immediately as well.

It was horrendously bitter.

Davin sampled the fruit on the platter next to him, only to be met by that same bitterness in his mouth.

Refusing to give up, he grabbed the beverage Juan was about to have and took a swig from the bottle. Still, the bitterness assaulted his senses relentlessly. After a while, he groaned dejectedly. “Christ, is my life not bitter enough already? You’ve gotta be kidding me.”

He looked at Sheila and Nicole briefly before speaking. “Did the doctor say when my sense of taste will return?”

“No, but he did mention something else. You didn’t just lose your sense of taste, but he also warned us that you might experience some hallucinations.”

“What do you mean by, ‘hallucinations’?”

Davin was astonished at the revelation, staring at the two women dumbfoundedly. Suddenly, he saw Maya creep over to the potted plant, spoon in hand, only to begin shoving dirt into her mouth in large gulps.

“Maya, you can’t eat soil!”

Maya only grinned at him and continued anyway.

“Nicole, aren’t you going to say something? Your child is eating dirt, for god’s sake!”

Nicole clenched her fists and pretended not to notice. She had a charade to continue.

sitting right here, eating

right there, by

her again, only

his veins. Was

promptly returned to her

her in surprise. “Maya,

and pulled a face. “Of course not! Dirt

face fell after hearing

tried to process what happened. When he looked up, he saw Nina sneaking over to a pillow on the sofa. She opened it and

stop! You can’t

eyes and replied, “What’s wrong with

another shrimp and put it on Nina’s

as if Nina was

Davin was completely flabbergasted.

Am I truly hallucinating?

to believe it, and

again to find nothing but cotton inside. Unbeknownst to him, Nina had already

in his hands fell to the

I’m no longer right in

to have a proper rest. Davin

lay there on the bed, wide-eyed. Davin’s face was

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