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She left like fire was under her feet As she was leaving, Marco and his friends began to cheer and make faces

“Do I need to make show out of you all, too?” I asked and they i down It was silent, so I took the opportunity to address them all “Most of you do not know me personally Consider yourselves blessed Because if I have to get involved personally, I will not only embarrass you and your whole family, I’ll make you wish you lived in a hole so deep you’d never see the sun, let alone et personally involved with: one, people abusingtrouble fortheain, looking around

“Brilliant,” I said, flipping the entle as I spoke now “I’lad so many of you were able to enjoy today’s breakfast Please let anyone and everyone you knoho plan on co to those affected by this horrendous terrorist attack Of course, those of you who are suffering financially, our city’s poor and needy, will always be welcorandmother was one of the victims of this horrendous act and I want to make sure no-one is overlooked The Mayor has also said he’ll be allocating funds to help with any children who have been displaced either by the loss of guardian - and oes out to those - as well as those of you whose parents are being treated at the hospital I wish you could stay here, but we’ve been told by e isn’t suitable for teive you more information to”

I nodded to all of the forward towards the double doors,on the floor as I tried to exit I’d just ain behind me as someone called out

“Ms Callahan!”

Pausing, I took a deep breath before turning back to Marco, he glanced up atback down Toby’s eyebrow raised and he glanced over at ain

“Are you going to thank ?” I asked Marco

“Uh…thanks Idirectly atto think of what else to say I just nodded and was about to walk ahen he said, “I wanna work for you!”

I paused, observing hon up he was trying toup taller, he stuck out his chest as if he were enlisting in the army…he kinda is

“What is it you think I do, Marco?”

He blinked like I’d just slapped him, and then tried to think

“You’ve got no idea,” I answered for him

He frowned, regaining his grown-up stance, “No, I got no idea My pa says you guys run a lot of businesses and are really iuards because people always hurt you I can fight! You saw I could protect—”

I cut him off, “I protect myself, Macro And besides, I’m just Ethan Callahan’s little sister; you should speak to him—”

“No” Under his breath he muttered, “I don’t want to work for the Irish”