Chapter 20

"Just a mild question, but do you happen to have a large family?" I ask Leonard as we ride a bus from the town CCMS is in to the one over where Leonard's family is.

"It's not a big family, actually," answers Leonard with a grin, "just me in the middle of my two brothers."

"Do they go to CCMS?" I ask curiously.

"Actually, they do," says Leonard with a smile, "well, my older brother, Sandro, already graduated from CCMS, since he's four years older than me. He's right now in a university, but he's probably back for they break."

"It's somewhat sad that we can only stay a few days at your place," I say, noting a sad fact, "only a day after Christmas."

"Well, I think it'll be alright with just five days," says Leonard, "I sometimes can get too much of my family, as they can be hectic sometimes."

"I'm still excited to meet your family, all the same," I say.

"Also," I say while leaning my head on his shoulder while the bus drives quietly along and soft bumps rock the bus gently