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“Carmela, hurry up; you are going to be late for school,” I screamed from the kitchen where I was packing up her lunch. When I didn’t hear anything from her, I went to knock on her door. The door pushed open as I held it. “Carmela.”

“Mum, come take a look,” Carmela pointed at the two vehicles with security detail waiting in front of Seth’s apartment.

“Ignore them,” I said to her before closing off the curtain. “Seth said he will drop you off at school before we head to the hospital to pick up your brother. Leo is finally returning home.”

“Yay,” Carmela feigned excitement. “I am sure he is going to gain all of your attention now.” My forehead creased as I looked directly at her. I saw a small smile on her face. “I am kidding, mom. It is so easy to get to you. Make sure you give him all of the love for me.”

“I think you should skip school today and come see him.”

“And ruin my perfect record? No, I told you I would do better in school than Leo ever was,” Carmela said as she picked up her