"Here you go, can't leave you out of this," Andrew chuckled, shaking his head. He wondered how he ended up with such a cheeky little troublemaker in his family.

Just then, Harold ambled down the stairs, putting on an exaggerated frown. "Andrew, Damita, I've got a complaint!" he declared. "Sophie's been slacking off-she just woke up from a nap!" Sophie shot Harold a glare. "Whose side are you on, Harold?"

"Definitely not yours!" he retorted.

"You!"

Damita interjected gently, "Alright, alright, aren't you both a bit too old for this bickering? You've been at each other's throats since you were kids, and nothing's changed!"

"Well, she's not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed! Andrew's so bright, but she didn't get any of that."

"What did you just say?! You're the one who's slow!"

"I was talking about you!"

"No, you! You're the dim one!"

"You're dim!"

"You're dim!"

four adults couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle. Those two must have been rivals

"Mark, how about letting Sophie stay with us for a few days after her coming-of-age celebration today? They've just finished their exams and both got into Eastwood College. They could use some solid

"I don't want to!"

"Me neither!"

They'd rather endure

"Come on, staying with Jeremy will be good for your

I can't

and quipped, "That's because

the slow one! Let's see you learn something faster

Who's afraid of you? I'll definitely learn faster than

"Keep dreaming!"

"You!"

get genuinely riled up, Sophie quickly said, "Jeremy, Liz, Mom, Dad! I'm off

frustration. "You're like a rabbit, always running

annoyed Harold was; she

coming out of Gordon's office, arms

swept in like

"Ms. Sophie!

Sophie was moving so fast that by the time Rick finished speaking, she had already pushed open the door to Gordon's

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