Frick, man.
I didn't know lying in my own puddle of tears could feel so cozy...
Anyway, it feels like a tragedy is looming in the next few chapters. I want to enjoy the trip they'll have since it sounds really fun, but that concern is crawling from the back of my head.
Worse, I fear that Mom may be feeling something similar too. Her family is an unbearably warm place, after all, and she's urging herself to be the one that breaks this connection at what might just be the peak of their family bonding, once and for all.
Either she leaves to lay low for a while, she gets caught which leads to the same result, or there's a confrontation which may spark a clash of ideologies (and police reports but idk).
I swear to God. Adopt this kid already, you two. My heart's breaking over here 🍜