Jordan

"Sincerely, thank you for everything you do for Ray and me. I was a little bit disturbed when your mom left because of how well she and Ray bonded. You came, and it all felt like she never did."

"You don't need to thank me. It's the least I could do. Your family has always been there for my mom and me; even when it was never your father's obligation to pay my fees or send me money, he still did. I owe it to your family because my mom and I wouldn't be living this way if you people didn't help us, especially after my dad up and left."

"Why do people wake up one day and leave their families without ever looking back?"

"I don't have an answer to that because I also can't imagine why," Patricia says.

"Your mom is and will always be a mother figure to Ray."

"Will it be out of place for me to ask about Ray's mom?"

Besides Mrs. Charity, Tony, and his wife, no one else knows about Ray's mom.

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."

"I want to; just give me a few minutes."

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