When Maria was finished with her meal she smiled. "That was very delicious. Your Dad is a chef!"

"Yeah, he was the best." He started wiggling his right leg.

Maria nodded in understanding. She leaned forward. „Sean, I have to admit that I accidentally saw some pages of your diary. I'm really sorry for that. I didn't mean to. But I was unpacking your backpack to clean it and it felt out. I saw a picture of 3 seals and a drawing of your friend … Lisa or something like that?"

Sean looked up. "Lyla. She was my best friend back in Seattle." He remembered her sorrowful voice when he called her the last time.

"Seattle? Wow, you've come around pretty far."

"Yeah. What a fucking roadtrip…" Sean started playing with his cutlery.

Maria was chewing on her lips. "I also saw that drawing of a little boy and a dog…"

Sean recalled the time back at the Motel where they discovered Daniel's powers. "His name is Daniel. He's my brother." Sean sighed. His left eye got itchy.

"Is he alright?"

"I hope so. He stayed in the US. I hope he can live happily with my grandparents or with our Mom. I don't know. I just hope he's okay."

Maria leaned back to give Sean some space. She waited for him to say something.

But Sean wasn't ready to tell more. Not yet. He stood up to clean the table and put the dishes in the sink.

Maria was lost in her thoughts before she continued. "Sean, I can't even imagine what you have been going through but you seem pretty lost. I know life can be fucking cruel. " She put her arms around herself. "You know, I had a brother once too. He died when he was around your age. You kind of remind me of him." Maria smiled.

"I'm sorry for your loss."

"Don't be. It was more than 10 years ago." She stood up and went to her bedroom to get a picture from the drawer of her nightstand. "There he is. He must be 14 on this photo. His name was Emanuel."

Sean could feel the love she felt while she talks about him. "You still miss him right?"

"Yeah…" She took the photo and brought it back to the drawer. "Listen, I still think this is crazy but if you want to you can maybe … stay here for a while?"

Sean needed some moment but then he realized: "Really? That would be awesome!"

Maria was running her fingers through her hair. "Well, yeah, fuck it. I do sense that you're a good person. At least for some days the couch is yours."

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Sean tried to give her a hug.

"Ok, no. I think that's enough. Don't make me change my mind." Maria pushed his arms away.

Sean stepped back still shaking her hand.

Maria got serious again. "Promise me not to tell anyone that I let you stay at my place, ok? This is a number 1 rule! Let's just pretend that you don't know me. That would be the best for both of us."

Sean agreed. "I promise. And I will find a job to pay bills, I swear."

"I can probably help you with that. Let me see!" Maria was turning around and checking something on her phone.

Sean couldn't still believe that he doesn't need to sleep on the streets for a while. After all this weeks he finally found a safe spot.