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.

was streaked with tears. “Big brother, put me

“Nala?”

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

to

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

the sky where a line of birds

believed that no matter how challenging the journey, he would

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

that man…

“Yes.” Alexander’s eyes dimmed.

dad?” Nala frowned. “You asked me to call him and tell him you were sick, and

Alexander grinned.

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

was just too foolish to notice Alexander hiding behind the door when he entered. Before he

must

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

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