"So gladiators fought mostly in the city of Rome," Eric whispered under his breath, "And it is said the last fight was January 1st. What year was it against?"
"Eric, can you please listen for three seconds?"
"Okay fine, so how are we supposed to fix this?" Eric said with worry, staring up from his books. We were at the library, and he had finished early, but needed to study. I decided to stay with him for some company, since my mind had been tumbling with thoughts these past few days. It had been a week ever since Mr. Hawk left the house, and left my mother by herself. Mother had not been the same either; she remained enclosed in her bedroom, and William and I acted as if everything was alright, and we did not notice a change. William headed to school by himself every morning, and found
