That created a problem.
Because randomness cannot be controlled.
The next morning, structure attempted to return.
Breakfast.
Routine.
Schedule.
Leo did not fit into any of it.
He did not know how to sit properly.
Did not understand silence at the table.
He ate fast.
Prepared to lose the food.
Emily watched again.
Studying.
Then she did something unexpected.
She pushed her plate toward him.
“Take more.”
The room froze.
That was not behavior she had shown in months.
Leo hesitated.
Then accepted.
