"Please guys stay indoors till she comes back. Your mom really emphasized that when she called."

Joseph implored after discharging the triplets from school prematurely, as instructed by Thira, and bringing them back home. It was one of the rare occasions when he would follow them halfway into the house to be doubly sure that they had entered the house in his presence.

"Kai, Niko, please come and lock up the gates," Joseph said before turning to leave again.

"Bye, Uncle Joseph." The boys ...