When I reached home, the door was ajar.I could hear laughter and cheerful voices inside the house.On the fifteenth of every month, Rowan would come home. The household would feel as lively as if it were New Year’s Day.I could already smell the aroma of food from the kitchen as I stood at the doorstep.Meanwhile, I had not even taken a single bite of the leftover spaghetti that Rowena had made the night before.When they saw me enter, they froze for a few seconds.Ronnie was the first to react. She smiled awkwardly and said, “Ronan, what are you doing here? Have you eaten? Let me grab you a plate.”Ronnie placed a paper plate and plastic cutlery next to Rowan’s ceramic plate, which was engraved with his name.Felix Hawthorn, my biological younger brother, quietly slipped the brisket and buffalo wings on the table into the refrigerator.I stayed where I was and said, “Mom, have you seen the test results yet?”Ronnie paused for a moment. She then ignored my question and sai
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