A car would pass by every now and then, and Alexander would wave desperately, but none of the cars were willing to stop.

As the day turned to night, the temperature dropped significantly.

Nala had suffered greatly in the past two days, both physically and mentally, and she had reached the point of breaking down.

Alexander had no choice but to keep going. He carried Nala on his back, stumbling along the road.

“Big brother…” Nala’s voice trembled. “It’s getting dark, and I’m scared!”

“It’s okay,” Alexander turned and smiled at her. “I’ll take you home.”

“Big brother, why don’t we go back…”

“What?”

Nala looked at Alexander’s feet, where blisters and bloody heels were visible.

streaked with tears. “Big brother,

“Nala?”

burst into tears. “That house is broken and cold,

some time to understand the love hidden in her stumbling

to the place where she had been kidnapped just to spare him from

at the sky where

believed that no matter how challenging the journey, he would eventually find his way back home with

didn’t put her down but continued walking forward with her on his back. “It doesn’t hurt at all. But we can’t

man…

“Yes.” Alexander’s eyes dimmed.

“You asked me to call him and tell him you

Alexander grinned.

had probably come in not out of concern but out of fear he would be left alone to commit

check. He was just too foolish to notice Alexander hiding behind the door when he

pathetic father-son relationship must be one-of-a-kind in

He had some money he had taken from Drake during their escape, but he had forgotten to grab the phone

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