I walked into the cafe, sighing in relief when I saw that the lineup wasn't too long. I just wanted to get in and get out with my cookies. Even though I was no longer pregnant, I still wanted five of those delicious cookies.

As soon as I got the cookies, I paid and turned around to walk out the door. Right as I was about to walk out, Thalia walked in. She gave me a smile. "Hi, Poppy!" she said. "I'm glad to see you're okay. I heard what happened and I wanted to visit you in the hospital, but Roland got a summer job and was working almost...