Think about each other

Already arrived in Sacramento, precisely at 10 in the morning. Maelie, along with the others, was immediately picked up by her uncle and taken to his house not far from her old rented house.

"I'm glad you guys decided to come back," muttered Teddy as he drove.

"Yeah... We thought it's pointless to keep hiding, we shouldn't let fear dictate our lives and rob us of the beauty of living freely," replied Amanda wearily, resting her head on the front seat while holding Ava who was asleep, while Maelie sat in the back with Aiden on her lap. "If we get any trouble because of Tiffany or Erland again, we just need to be prepared..."

"Don't worry, I can't protect you all."

'He won't know me again, he won't come near me again,' thought Maelie as she glanced at them chatting. She still couldn't shake off the shock of her encounter with Erland, it was unplanned and unexpected, and his condition truly worried her.

'He looked in so much pain. Has he been sick all this time? Not just unable to rememb