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The mood in the room changed as soon as the door closed behind the others. Pilar glanced between the two men she was left with and had no clue what they were thinking. She wanted to ask, but it was clear to her that the entire group had a connection she couldn’t understand.
The community she grew up in was close, but everyone kept to themselves when it came to personal things. Her parents never talked to any of their friends about anything going on that mattered. Pilar always wondered if her parents would still be alive if they had. If someone was willing to help when her dad got too exhausted to drive her mom to the hospital.
Jack had that. He and his friends knew everything about each other. They could read each other, and as Pilar stood between Jack and Justin, she could tell they
