The next morning, Thalia was dressed for a new day.

Enough of the tears. Enough of the emotions. She had too much to do to waste another second crying over things she couldn’t change.

She helped Jay and Tracey get ready, fixing their uniforms.

“Mommy, I have something to tell you about Jay,” Tracey began with a suspicious excitement.

“No, no, NO…don’t say it!” Jay yelped, his tiny voice cracking and Tracey rolled her eyes at him.

Thalia laughed softly. “Tracey, ...