I followed him up the stairs to Lea’s allotted room, hoping that she would be inside and she wouldn’t rebuff me for trying to talk to her. I just wanted a chance to know what was going on. I knock on her door and Mason and I wait patiently for her to open the door when I hear shuffling noises coming from inside the room. The door swings open a few seconds later and I see a sleepy-eyed Lea on the other side. Her eyes land on me and then instantly focus on her brother.

“What happened to you?” she asks Mason, when she realizes, he is dripping juice from...