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Theodore drove into school later than usual, much later than he would have liked. His parents had broken into a random drunken screaming match at one in the morning, resulting in William announcing that he was leaving – for what Theodore figured was the 8th time in 3 months. ‘Leaving’ to William meant disappearing for a couple of days before returning home to have another fight with Theodore’s mother about who he had been with during that time. Usually, Theodore just tried to quieten them down and keep Zion calm or help him fall asleep again but that morning, William’s announcement to leave came with an ‘I’m taking my son with me!’ which resulted in him storming into their room to snatch a barely awake Zion out of his bed and attempt to drag him out of the house while Zion screamed
