271 Ren and Evie

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"Ren."

Ren looked over from his plate, and stared right into his mother's eyes.

"Yeah?"

"Is something the matter?" Helen asked. "You've been quiet since you came here for breakfast. Is something on your mind?"

Ren shook his head, and the tight frown on his face loosened. "Just problems at school and the game. The first exam of the semester is about to start."

The newspaper in Troy's hands rattled when he flipped the pages. "Don't worry about your grades too much. As long as you pass and get that diploma, everything is fine. As for that game you speak of, you don't have to beat yourself up too much. Your mother and I are already old, and we don't need anything but food and shelter –"

"And medicines," chimed in Helen.

"And medicine. But anything besides that is unnecessary. I can still work and provide for our needs. Rather, doing nothing in here makes me tired even more."