Leon came home just after noon and I knew because the house changed the moment he stepped inside.Usually, Leon’s presence was quiet but composed post, a man who never let the world see the weight on his shoulders and today, that control slipped a little enough for me to notice.
I was in the living room pretending to watch television when the front door opened and I didn’t look up immediately because I didn’t need to. Leon's footsteps were heavier and slower.When I finally lifted my eyes, I caught a glimpse of his reflection in the glass cabinet,his tie was loosened and his jacket still on, even his jaw were tight in a way that told me he’d been clenching it for far too long.
Leon didn’t greet me or acknowledge Mrs. Karren’s polite “Welcome back, Young master.”
He walked straight past u
