Chapter 38

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Seven went straight to his house, not wanting to face Bill accidentally in school. He could rant on Bill later to Richard, anyway.

"You're home early, Seven." The cook, Atoza, said as he entered the kitchen. "You're feeling okay?"

She asked so softly that it hurt. He wished his parents were...

He cleared off of any thoughts. "No, everything's perfectly fine, just was excused from classes due to practice." He explained as he took out the milk jar from the fridge.

"You'll win the inter-state competition, don't worry."

Seven was shocked. He almost spat out the milk he was about to swallow. "How do you even know?"

She smiled fondly at him. "Mrs. Pearson is very worried about you and all she could say was that the competition is crucial for you and your father, too."

Seven snorted. Of course, it was important for the family's big snobby nose too. Seven nodded his head and excused himself to his room.

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