Devin drove steadily through the neighborhood, listening to the chatter of the girls in the backseat. Mia and Iris were laughing, the weight of the day already fading. His eyes occasionally darted to the rearview mirror, where he could see them both lost in conversation, but his thoughts were elsewhere.
"Are you going to tell me what happened in school today?" Devin asked, breaking through their giggles.
Mia sighed heavily. "Some mean girls tried to bully me today."
Devin's grip on the steering wheel tightened. "What?! Do they still do that in college?"
Iris scoffed from beside Mia. "Beats me."
Devin caught Iris' tired eyes in the mirror, but he didn’t want to press the issue, especially with Mia there. She already had enough to deal with, and the last thing he wanted was to add to he
