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For a brief moment, Serenity allowed herself to imagine her parents were still together, and the three of them were simply out for lunch as a family. It was a comforting ought, but it quickly dissolved when Valerie broke the

silence.

“Okay, we’ve eaten. Now, Serenity, Marcus–what do you want to talk to me about?”

Serenity glanced between her mother’s sharp tone and her father’s passive demeanor and decided to speak up

first.

“Mom, I’ve made a decision. I’m going to take a year off. I need time to think things through.”

“What? Serenity, what are you talking about? That wasn’t the deal! You’re supposed to be studying!”

“Mom, I’m not saying I won’t go back to studying. But with everything going on, I’ve been falling behind. I want to withdraw from school for the year.

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anger. “You can’t just drop out of school! You need to keep going. I don’t care what it takes–you’re going

going to do, and I’m not asking for permission. If you haven’t noticed,

voice boomed, cutting through the tension. “Don’t raise your voice at your mother. Never,

just like I’m trying to do now with her. But as

softening,

you tell her everything I told you? You asked me to keep it simple and only mention the break from school. But you’re not

you’ve made up your mind, I can’t say whether it’s right or wrong. But if things don’t go as planned, we’ll face the consequences together.” Marcus

realized. Despite trying to act like an adult, she felt the weight of responsibilities

all, Mom…”

Your father’s already given

please,” Marcus interjected, trying

house,” Serenity announced firmly.

say?” Valerie

You’ve been consumed with your divorce, with Peter, with who–knows–what fantasies. But in that house, there are other people who exist too. It’s not my

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took her hand. She tried to pull it

Marcus said calmly, “please, give me a mome alone with

a wake–up call. Valerie was stuck in her grief–not over Marcus or

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