This time, Angie picks up the child, sets her on her lap, and apologizes, before hugging her little sister and telling her ‘I love you and I’m sor...y.’ She is met with a tiny kiss on the cheek as Sarah says, ‘I love you too, Sissy.’ Alex listens with a smile, and hears soft sobs on the other end. ‘How…did you know that would happen, baby?’ ‘Because your little sister loves you.’ Pressing her little sister to her breast tightly, Angie sobs a little while longer before wiping her tears and giving. Sure enough, he was just done at the tavern, earning a few extra coppers by beating up troublemakers for the tavern keeper in question. He also earned a free supper and some ale by his acts, though there was a considerably higher cost to the ale for now due to the destruction of so much by the Sparrows.“Gendry, look into my eyes. Come with me. I’m taking you somewhere ... else, away from the dangers of living in the capital where your father’s murderers reign. Follow me,” I led Gendry out to an. I now had an excuse to come to work. Excuses became reasons, reasons became objectives, objectives became my focus.Pattern recognition played in heavily here. I began to number the Claras that I saw. Clara #1 was the Clara I saw at work. But then there was Clara #2, The Clara who was just off work, exhilarated to get out of the chair, stretch, and leave her cubicle. For a while, the bouncing between Clara #1 and Clara #2 became my pastime, my favorite show. On a very special episode, I got to. .. Scouts? Good deed every day?" I helped him out a little."Oh," he said."Your good deed of the day," said my mother, her voice flat.I had spoken clearly. Now it was me who was confused. Mom knew about good deeds. She had punished me for enough of them."Yeah?" I said, not sure any more whether something was wrong. Mom's demeanor said it was, but I hadn't screwed anything up, like before. In fact, I really WAS on a streak at Gloria's house. Everything I did over there turned out just like it was.