The Seven-Minute Mistake

HAZEL

I groan against the cold bathroom tiles, then immediately regret it. My skull feels like it's been split open with a sledgehammer. Thankfully, the kids are off to school. Courtesy of their nanny. I really am a terrible mother, aren't I?

"...Never again," I mumble.

The room spins like I'm on a merry-go-round. I squeeze my eyes shut, but the motion doesn't stop. A brutal wave of naus