JERRYIn no time lunch is over.“Thank Ma, these are really delicious.” I confess.I kiss her forehead as I pack up all the dishes and head to the kitchen to wash them. I am old, just not old enough to not do the dishes in mom’s house. In the city, I don’t touch the plates. For every chore, there is a person to do it. Life is easy, but tough at the same time.We sit in the living room a few moments after lunch and mom begins,“Soooo,” she whispers, looking between us, “what’s this I hear about you being on the news in a really bad way?”Jackson groans. “Ah! Of course you saw that?”“Sweetheart, I did and so did everyone who can access the media.” She sighs and gives him a sympathetic look. “The media loves to build people as much as they enjoy tearing them down.”He nods, jaw tightening. “It’s… complicated, Mrs. Cynt, and it’s been tough too.”“And Ma,” I begin, “we suspect it’s from someone on the inside.”“Woah!! We do?” Jackson asks, squinting his eyes.“It looks like that to me, h
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