Chapters Fourteen -- Paradise Lost
Chapter Fourteen -- Paradise Lost Aiko had been awake since dawn and was relaxing with a second cup of tea in the sun-filled kitchen when the children began to wake and come downstairs for their breakfast. Benjiro was the first to emerge: he...
Chapter Fifteen -- The Candyman Can
Chapter Fifteen -- The Candyman Can The sound of a door and of footsteps approaching brought Aiko out of her drug-induced doze. She opened her eyes, thinking it was the nurse again. But instead a face she would never have expected came into focus...