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Chris kisses me goodbye and Kevin squeezes my hand before handing me the bag of leftovers and pointing upstairs withthatlook.

Sir.

I take the first step, then look back. “Love you,” I say to both of them.

“Love you,” Christopher says.

“I know,” Kev softly says at the same time, smiling.

As they walk away, I hear Chris mutter, “I still don’t fucking know how you gether to eat, goddammit. You’re a wizard or something.”

I turn to head upstairs, smiling.

No, I think to myself. He’s not a wizard.

He’s my Prophet.

The End