"I asked where you were from and why you came home so late," Mrs. Watanabe said, ignoring Justin, who was standing right next to the young Japanese man. Travis gulped the fictitious lumps because he couldn't think of anything to say to his mother. Mrs. Watanabe stood up to approach Travis, so the young Japanese man took a step back and tightly gripped Justin's hand. "I'm talking to—oh," Mrs. Watanabe was taken aback when she noticed the person standing next to her son.