Chapter 60. Five Children or None

Cybele was furious, but when her children saw her and ran to greet her, she forgot her anger and hugged them. The little ones missed her terribly and they showed with great joy that they missed her too. They talked about what was new in their studies and about the new task their father had allowed them to take on. They would be working in the garden, and would be in charge of inspecting the construction of a playground, according to their wishes, according to the project they had made together. She liked this idea and was proud of it. Her children would be using their creativity for their own ends, and that was the kind of incentive she liked. After talking to the children for two hours, Gael invited her to go and get ready and eat. Cybele accepted, as she remembered that she was starving. A small feast awaited her in her room, where she had been doped up for months. The room no longer looked like a hospital room. She ate and Gael watched her in silence, leaning against the doorfram