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.

mean? She’s sitting right here, eating her

right there, by the bonsai

her again, only

felt panic course through his

clean and promptly

“Maya, did you eat dirt

a face. “Of course not! Dirt

fell after hearing

he tried to process what happened. When he looked up, he saw Nina sneaking over to a pillow

You

replied, “What’s

and put it on Nina’s

if Nina

Davin was completely flabbergasted.

Am I truly hallucinating?

refused to believe it, and

run away before he got there. Davin grabbed the pillow and opened it again to find nothing

in his hands fell to the

I’m no longer right in the head!”

have a proper rest. Davin could no longer think

on the bed, wide-eyed. Davin’s face was a mask of

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