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"Mom! I'm home!" I yelled into my house.
"Hey, baby! How was school?" My mom yelled from the laundry room.
"Same old, same old." I walked into the laundry room and started to help my mom fold clothes. "I think Claire is going to be a serpent."
"Really? Cheryl and Toni's daughter."
"Yep. She's really serious about it. The gauntlet starts tomorrow."
"What about her brother? Mason, I think his name is."
"I have no clue. He's never talked to me before, and Claire didn't mention anything."
"Maybe he's scared."
"Probably. I wonder if it's because of his girlfriend."
"Who is he dating?"
"Alani McCoy."
"Really? Josie's daughter."
"Yeah, they're pretty cute together." I picked up my dad's old shirt. The grey one with the S on it. My mom slept in it sometimes. She stared at the shirt and started to cry. She took it out of my hands, and hugged the shirt close to her chest.
"I miss him." She said.
"I miss him too."

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