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“Oh, sweetie! You’re home early.” Mother’s pulling along some suitcases. I wonder what’s happening? I nod.
“Yes, the meeting ended early so the teachers sent us home as a reward.” She coos and embraces me. Mother’s so warm. Over her shoulder, I can see father climbing down the stairs. His expression turns sorry when he sees me.
“Hey, princess,” he reaches up and strokes my hair. His hands still feel so large “your mother and I are leaving for a while. Think you’re up for looking after the house?” Again, I nod. Mother laughs, insisting that there was no doubt I would be fine.
As they hop into a taxi mother waves vigorously to me from out the window, shouting loving words to me. She’s so endearingly shameless. Father wears a smile and offers a brief wave before trying to coax mother back into the cab.
Akademi High School goes back into session tomorrow.