Chapter 255 – Not So Mysterious

• About half an hour later, freshly showered and more appropriately dressed in pajamas and a robe, I push open my bedroom door and give a little squeak of joy to see most of my family already awake gathered in the kitchen and living room. Dad and Kent are the only ones absent – but Kent’s just a minute or two behind, since he got to the shower second.
• Janeen sees me and smiles, opening an arm for me, and I quickly scurry to her side, wrapping my arms around her waist. I blow kisses to Daniel and Jerome, waving to Gio before standing on my tiptoes to whisper in Janeen’s ear.
• “Where’s dad?” I ask.