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"Hey mom!" Luke called as he opened the door to his home, and slipped off his school shoes.

"Perfect timing! Foods ready to start!"

Following his mother's voice to there rather fictional kitchen, Luke found her already seated at there home's modest sized dinning table. The meal she'd prepared was not from the working man kits they usually eat from, though that wasn't really saying much about his mother's cooking talents either.

Nothing special...

But not bad either...

"Well sit down Luke so we can start, I got off work early today so you could have something special for your first day back at school!" Luke's mom spoke with a uncharacteristically cheerful voice, he rarely saw come from the skinny raven haired women.

Slinging his school bag over the side of his chair Luke quickly joined in conversing with his mother as they efficiently consumed there meal.

"You know, only my son can be locked in a pitch dark room with a girl, and choose to watch Horror Movies, over other things."

"Mom." Luke always rolled his eyes when his mom started up about Hannah and his film fetish.

"I'm serious Luke, I'd think something was up, but you two do the same here as well!" Mrs. Caller whipped her hair back and forth.

"Did you see, your cousin Brigette at school today, her parents got a work contracts in town for this year."

"Ugh!!!" Luke let out a long groan at the mere mention of that dreaded bag of hot air.

"Don't speak about them like that, she's your family."

"She like my 2nd Cousin, Three times removed, it's hard to call her family mom." The picture of Bridgette and her shabby looking parents flashed in his face with a small amount of disgust.

"It's not my problem what you think. They are family, and you will make sure Brigette feels welcome at her new school."

Luke, let out a inward groan, Brigette's mom and his, had been friends since they were kids. So for some annoying reason, that also meant there kids had to be lumped together as well.

"I don't see what the problem is either, whenever Brigette is around it seems like the two of you are joint at the hip. I thought you would be excited about this?"

A one sided joint perhaps...

It was a good thing that Luke's mom couldn't see inside his head, so acting the dutiful son he answered. "I'll try mom."

"Good Boy."

Yet, as Mrs. Caller took a bite from her food it seemed like her brain had been pondering something else entirely. "There's something important we need to to discuss."

The air of thought around Luke's mother throw him off.

"Did you grab the mail this morning Luke?"

That, sent a shiver down his spin.

"Ya, why?"

Luke's mother kept her neutral tone.

"Don't play coy with me. I know, you know, what day it is today. It's the start of the Act, and the mail box was empty when I left for work this morning. Did you get your package?"

Package? That was a diplomatic word.

"Yes I got it."

"Good, then I'd like to see it."

The sweat started dripping down Luke's face, shit! He'd been hoping that his mother had forgotten about that! What was he going to do now?

Maybe, his mom was just curious to see it?

The thought of Micheal quickly flashed through Luke's mind...

No! He knew his mother! He knew what she was intending to do!

Luke's hand found it's way over top his pocket, feeling his cage through the fabric. Should he just concede like he always did? Or maybe he could think fast!

"Luke?"