Chapter 48: Bright Eyes

For three days, the triplets slept and ate. They even cooed and smiled but they didn't open their eyes.

“What are we supposed to look for if they do open their eyes?” I asked Erich but he shrugged.

“It is something that only an elder healer can see,” he explained. I looked closely at him to see if he was concerned about the outcome of the tests. He always said it didn't matter to him either way but I still held onto a little uncertainty.

You never know until it becomes real.

“We still haven't named the boys,” I reminded him. “I think they should all have E names.”

He scrunched up his face. “They are each so distinct,” he said.

“What about your father’s name?” I suggested.

“Aryan..?” he replied.

He thought about it and then shook his head although I wasn’t certain why.

“What was your mother’s name?” he asked.

“Grace Daveedson,” I answered.

“How about Daveed?” he suggested.

“For which one?”

“The middle one,” he suggested.