Chapter 3

I stood there, trembling uncontrollably.

I tried to speak, but no words came out.

Daisy took a step back, tilted her head, and eyed me with a mocking look in her eyes.

Daisy said, "People used to call Simon and me leeches.

"Daphne, look at you now. Doesn't it look just like when we used to kneel before you?"

But I never asked them to be grateful or to lower themselves for me.

I always saw them as real friends.

Simon looked at me with the satisfaction of a hunter who had finally trapped his prey after a long wait.