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A Promise To Remember
"Leones!" Gritz, Leonesʼ father, roared at him.
From the corpse of his mother, Leones shifted his stare to look at his furious father. Gritzʼs flaming eyes greeted Leones, causing him to tremble in fear. His father was musculine. At any time, he might lift Leones.
"Where are you when your mother is dying?" Gritz asked. He tried to calm himself by sitting on a chair and drinking cold water, while impatiently waiting for his sonʼs answer. He clenched his fists.
Leones stared at his siblings behind the door. They were watching them but couldn't look at him. Their simple action made him feel worthless. He gazed at the corpse of his mom, then he faced his father. "Father . . ."
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