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Kerina
We sit in silence, waiting for Saxon to return. I try to plan my next move, but it is difficult to know which way to go when I don’t know which direction I came from. The one thing I know for sure is that this family has already done more than I can ever do to repay them. It is time for me to go and discover my past in order to live my future.
Suddenly the front door slams shut, making all of us jump.
‘Saxon? Can yer come here?’ says Manny.
Saxon’s footsteps are heavy as he thumps down the hallway.
‘Saxon!’ says Manny.
He thunders past us and heads straight out the back door, leaving Manny ignored in the kitchen.
‘Oh no, he’s not avoiding this,’ says Constance, getting up from the chair. ‘Go after him, Manny.’
I follow behind hesitantly. Saxon is punching the sandbag, av
