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Alice settled down as she heard Drake stomping down the stairs but she knew that he would stay close enough to hear whatever they were saying at that moment.

"What was I saying ?"

Janet placed a hand on her short hair stroking it soothingly before she suddenly became animated again.

"Right, my brother…I suppose I should tell you this so that you will understand truly why his death wasn't your fault…"

She paused to look at Alice to makw sure that ahwee had her attention something that was needless to do because with the topic at hand two cars could collide into each other and explode and she wouldn't even be able to blink an eye.

"You see our parents were not around and as such, we had to make a lot of choices-many which I have chosen to stop regretting because it changes nothing- and Marcus even though I was much older than him was quite protective of me and our brother Drake…"

"We both worked hard to provide our basic necessities but it was never…ever enough…you see getting wanted to