My heart sank. I felt it like a whip against my face. It should have been all, but Diana was waiting by the door.

“ Hello, twinnie. Was I worried about nothing?” she asked rhetorically, and clicked her tongue. 

“ You thought you could change anything by coming here. Looks like you failed.” She cocked a smile, and nudged me aside.

“ Honey,” she called, and entered Asher's office. Samantha was at the end of the corridor, looking my way. I felt too ashamed to meet her. I braced up, ...