When Aliyah walked into the manor, she found her mom standing with her hands on her hips, her lips pursed in determination. Her father was talking with his hands like usual, shrugging and holding his hands out palm up. They must have been having a heated discussion about Aliyah because they shut up quickly as soon as she walked in.
“You guys going to tell me why you're here?" she said, skipping to the important stuff.
Jack rested a hand on Carmen's shoulder. “Your mother and I wanted to come help you out with the house. When you spoke with her last you said you were falling behind because of your injury, and Freida kept mentioning it too. We thought it was our responsibility as your parents to make sure everything was going okay with you."
“But this is MY responsibility. I'm not a kid
