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Unfortunately, Alessia wasn’t home. It was the weekend, and she'd gone out to follow up on a project between
A&P and Queenie. She wouldn't be back until late that night.
Ivan had been counting down the hours, and when the clock finally hit eight, Alessia walked through the door.
York, meanwhile, had spent the entire day at the
Mortons‘, happily mooching off their food and company.
“What's going on?” Alessia looked puzzled as she caught the intense stares of two pairs of eyes fixed on her.
“These two have been waiting for you all day. Have you eaten yet? Letmake you spasta,” Karen offered
warmly.
“Mom, don’t worry. | already ate with my friends,” Alessia replied, saving her mother the trouble.
“Are you heading out again tomorrow?” Karen asked, a hint of concern in her voice. Lately, Alessia had been
coming and going at odd hours, and Karen worried she wasn’t getting enough rest.
Alessia nodded. “Just a busy stretch. Things will calm down soon.”
“Then I'll go slice up sfruit for you all,” Karen said, knowing she couldn't help much with Alessia’s work, but
determined to make her tat has
comfortable as possible.
Alessia knew her mom could never really sit still, so she just let her fuss.
“Alright, tell me-who got into trouble this time?” Alessia was used to seeing York at the Mortons’ by now, so
nothing surprised her anymore. She settled into the sofa and looked expectantly at the two boys standing in
front of her.
They both shook their heads. It wasn’t until Ivan nudged York’s arm that York seemed to remember something
and handed his phone to Alessia.
Raising an eyebrow, Alessia scrolled through the phone and quickly pieced together what they wanted.
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“You want to speak up for Eddie?” she asked.
Ivan nodded earnestly. “Eddie's a good guy.”
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Alessia ruffled his hair, a small smile on her lips. “He is. But do you know what to do when things like this
happen?”
Ivan shook his head.
“If you don’t have the strength to silence the rumors, then you have to find your own way to show where you
stand.”
The boys looked a little confused, but nodded anyway.
“Ill give you the contact info. The rest is up to you. Think you can handle it?”
“Us?”
“You're the ones who want to clear Eddie’s name. Of course you should do it yourselves,” Alessia replied matter-
of-factly. “But if you'd rather not-"
“We can do it!” Ivan blurted out, cutting her off.
“Yeah!” York echoed, though he looked a bit dazed.
Worried Alessia hadn't heard, Ivan repeated himself, tugging at York's sleeve until York nodded along, still half-
confused but determined.
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“Yes! The director said Mr. Chase was a good man and that he was going to adopt me,” another child's voice
replied on the other end of the line.
“By Mr. Chase, do you mean Eddie?”
“No, it was a big guy-not Eddie,” the child answered, quick to correct.
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“If you couldn’t open your eyes, how do you know it wasn’t Eddie?”
“Eddie’s voice isn’t that awful!” The loyalty in the child's voice was unmistakable-he was clearly one of Eddie’s
fiercest defenders.
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