"Mommy ...." The twins hugged their mother's legs.

Kara glanced over and smiled. "Hey, why are you guys here?"

"As expected, being kind to bad people is difficult. They're too annoying, Mommy."

"Yes. I almost cried earlier," Emily rubbed her eyes as she had done before.

While cutting the tomatoes, Susan sighed. "What else can we do? They're our family too."

Kara gave a limited nod. Her hands casually turned over chicken meat in the frying pan. "Yes. We have to be patient with them."

"But my ...