After the dinner with Madame Diane and her husband, Leonard, and his mother, Helene went back to their house and to say Helene was happy would be an understatement, she was overjoyed. Now, they could have heaters and good sanitary conditions, the two major things they were lacking in their former house.
''Err… Mom?'' Leonard said.
It was nearing midnight now but he knew he couldn't sleep. He had to take this exam if he ever wanted to rise up from the current level he was in.
''Son, is everything alright?'' Helene asked.
She had never seen her son behave this way and she knew that something was wrong somewhere. Leonard sat beside her, wracking his head on the best approach to take.
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