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

“Nala?”

into tears. “That house is broken and cold,

taking some time to understand the love hidden

willing to return to the place where she

at the sky where a line of birds

he would eventually find his way back home with this little

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

man… hurt

“Yes.” Alexander’s eyes dimmed.

call him and tell

Alexander grinned.

come in not out of concern but out of

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

must be

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

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