Dad retrieved a cellphone from his vest pocket and dialed a number. He did not have long to wait as a male voice answered though you could not hear what he was saying. "There was a minor failure of safety and control at Windward school in my district." Firmly, almost aggressively, he said. "See to it that the proper safeguards are in place and insert a shadow for my children for the appropriate time just to make certain of no foul play."
Upon ending the call, he turned to mom who seemed less than impressed. "Honestly, dear; do you seriously think that is necessary?"
"One cannot leave anything to chance, my cherished treasure." Smiling slightly, dad replied. "All of our children have a legacy to uphold and I will not have anyone disrupt it."
With that, dad left the room for mom to face Joe who was both confused and more than slightly shaken by dad's overly protective gesture on the phone. "What- What was that all about?" Worried, he demanded. "Are we really some kind of super rich family or royalty?"
Mom sighed. "Please sit down. We have a lot to discuss, Joe." She then turned to you. "You might as well get Ina and Tia in on this as well, though they already know some of it."
"Am I the only one who doesn't know about this?" Wincing, Joe asked.
"I picked my own time to tell your sisters." Serious, mom replied. "Dad had picked his time to tell you but this forces everything into the light." She pointed to a chair. "Please... sit down."
You turned to Joe and nodded. "You will want to hear this, bro."
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