The last few weeks have been super intense for me. Hope everyone else is hanging in there. This one was inspired by one of my classes.

Chapter 54: Little Pitchers Have Big Ears

"Why do we gotta babysit our cousins, yo?"

"And why did you invite Shiki and me over to help you with your chores?"

"Ahh, sorry, Neku. I guess Beat and I figured that you would want some company since Joshua left."

"It's not the end of the world. I'm sure we'll be seeing that bastard again."

"Neku, don't swear! Little pitchers have great ears; you need to be careful what you say around them!"

"Little pitchers…who says that anymore?"

"Huh?"

"I don't think that has been referenced since Charles Dickens!"

"For real, yo! Page 457 of Bleak House, right?"

"That's exactly right! Fantastic novel."

"Yeah, it's pretty good."

"What the hell? Are you all in a book club or something?!"

"Rhyme, please. There are kids here."

"Yeah, Rhyme. You shouldn't use profanity around them."

"Damn, Rhyme."

"I hate you all."