Watching My Family Burn

towering glass buildin

ved, his face flush

against the huge,

his face when he saw Elean

in the lobby, t

an C

ing much healthier now, a

working

de my spirit clench wi

oticed L

arm, his expression shiftin

r, isn't that

eyes widening slight

armth. Wit

the revolving doo

ried, relief

rward, his voice

you doing here all alon

leanor, a subtl

s he not feeling well e

clear: Marcus was

p that voice f

n. His eyes were

me home! Papa... Papa

as desperat

y sick, Mam

, his small fingers

y, placing a comforting h

is just trying to cause trouble.

his hea

recovery, and he's jealous. He's p

son, feeding Eleanor'

ulian was a victim, someo

ned. She pulled her

ur father is fine. H

was shar

ak ill of Julian. He'

own at Leo,

l Marcus I'm not

ead. She thinks I'm sti

was a fresh

ed back as

ma! It'

lled in

, a silent, ragin

uth! I'm dead, you f

o shake her. My hand pa

an yelped, clu

or, the boy.

th wide, innocent e

confused.

e was looking at Julian, her face ins

irected

she hissed. "Apologiz

ad, tears stream

, Mama! He's lying!

nor's voice wa

tightly, her fingers

lk outside until you admit you

him towards

guards watche

ance's building. H

crete of the sidewalk, under the ind

" she c

fied, looked up at h

her to believ

to his knees on

was chill. The

antom father, sharing hi

pt, though n

brave, suf

im for a moment, her

he lobby, a flicker o

id, his voice loud enough for Leo to h

d and walked back into the

her, laughing a

go, his small s

up, to follow,

raped knee hitting

wave o

, a small, b

dn't even

sealing him out, sealing

ter, a sleek bla

, a man named He

Leo with a bl

am to take you h

hand. He didn't as

he back doo

ed, limped

the car, then drove

he empty

my body lay, c

e, then locked the door from th

ap

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