Marcel: We all sat awkwardly with my great uncle who is sitting across from us. My dad is helping my mom come down the stairs. Aunt Sally had given us instructions to not carry her. Which means my overprotective dad. She needs to exercise because her legs swell if she doesn't walk around. Something about circulation. She had fought my dad constantly about it and now it's a medical demand she's really happy. My dad freaks with any little sign of discomfort that she feels. It's adorable as well as annoying. "Marcel, how are your studies coming along?" the King asked. "Good, top of my class," I answered. "I heard you skipped a couple of grades," "Yes, sir. I am a sophomore at the university," "The alpha university? I thought it was hilarious when your mother sug

