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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Where are your parents," I asked as I entered the kitchen.
I was drawn in by a wonderful smell and came into the kitchen expecting to find Mrs. Young cooking. To my surprise, Henry was standing in front of the stove as he added some spices into a frying pan.
I was shocked. I didn't expect him to cook, much less him being a good cook. It took me a moment to say anything after seeing him so focused on what he was doing.
"I have no idea but I'm starving," he answered without looking back at me.
"Aren't you going to call them?"
He tasted a bit of the stew and hummed in thought. "Why should I? They're grown-ups."
"Aren't you worried?"
"Nope. There have been times when they wouldn't be home for two days straight."
I frowned at that. "Are you okay with that?"
"I don't necessarily want them around either." Putting a lid on top the pot, he turned to face me. "They'll be back."
"I see." I sat down
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