o remained lost in his silent world

a frequent visitor. He was sixteen now, with his mother' s sneer and a deep-seated

me with a specialist for Leo. He was distracted, looking at his ph

en I get back, Elara,"

e guesthouse to

g over Leo. My brother was on the g

didn't understand the concept of stealing. He liked shi

had beaten Leo. They ki

rother. He was barely brea

omas's friends whisper

o her, swarmed the guesthouse. They didn't ca

and yard waste. Two of the staff members lifted Leo' s small,

om Louisiana to the city, tried to stop them. "Wha

," she said, pointing at Marie. "And the rest of you who saw this. You're all fired.

s they drove my br

he main house, watching the whole thing. He

id no

got into the black car waiting to t