Chapter 23

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Chapter 23-Oct 17, 2013 Thursday Night

I skipped karate for the night; so I now sat around the kitchen table, eating my mom’s pot roast. “I had a good day…” I said as I glanced between my parents, who were unusually quiet. “Everything alright?”

       “Yes dear…Nothing to worry about…” my mother mumbled as she looked at me with worried brown eyes.

“We got a report from your school,” my father told, making my mom slapped him.

“Robert! I thought we weren’t gonna discuss it!” my mom snapped, while Bekka sheepishly looked at her mash potatoes.

       “You’re talking about James, right?” I asked as I push my food around my plate. “I’m fine…” I glanced up and pleaded, “Let’s just enjoy the food, please…I’m fine…”

       “You know that you can tell us anything, right?” my mother asked as she watched me. I nodded and it seemed her enough to let me eat.

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