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"Mom, you can't leave them here! I thought you said it's a family trip?" I asked, finding this idea of hers bad.

She looked at me and responded with a shrug, "Yeah, it's a family trip, just the three of us, now that sweet Derby is here." She points at Derby, who just waved at her.

"And the pets? Aren't they family?" I asked, going down on my knees to hold Cadell and Trent close, so that Mom would see how much we need them. "They'll be lonely without us. I doubt if they can even survive without me!" I sniffed, trying to force out tears from my eyes,...