Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 386

I decided to head homie, thinking of rallying Stella and the gang from the amusement park, but they were deep into their fun and I hesitated. Eventually, I sent them a text message and went on my way alone.

My house wasn’t too far from here; the walk would help me cool off after the tense situation.

To my surprise, Neil, Karina, and their son Hiram were also heading in the same direction.

“Hey!” Hiram caught up with a couple of strides, waving at the twins, Serena and Brandon, in the stroller before starting to make funny faces at them.

Karina, for once, put a stop to Hiram’s antics, “Hiram, come here!”

Hiram pouted slightly, “Mommy, I’m just having a bit of fun. They’re so cute!”

Karina’s expression shifted subtly at Hiram’s comment, but she quickly agreed, “Yes, they are indeed cute. Don’t you think they resemble that gentleman we saw at the hospital the other day?”

Hiram pondered for a moment before shaking his head and answering, “I don’t think so… I think he…

He pointed at Brandon in the stroller, then at Neil, “He looks like…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Karina quickly interrupted him, “Hiram, have you completed your English workbook today? I remember you rushing out before finishing!”

At Karina’s question, Hiram looked taken aback and a bit anxious, “Mommy, 1…”

Neil spoke up then, “That’s all right, there’s always tomorrow. We can take our time learning.”

quickly hid behind Neil, nodding vigorously, “Right, Dad. You noticed that

genius needs to study hard, got it? Don’t use your dad as a shield,” Karina said with a smile of satisfaction on her face. Seeing Neil and Hiram getting along must’ve made her happy; it’s what

lip and

that I stumbled over a rock and twisted my ankle. I was

home despite the intense pain, but it was impossible to ignore and even harder to walk

exclaimed, “How many times are you going to twist those ankles of yours?”

subconscious reaction. His surprise quickly turned into indifference “Has Ms. Finch always had a history of twisting her ankles?” Karina asked, glancing between Neil and me. “If

I get home,” I declined Karina’s suggestion, attempting to

exertion needed to push the stroller only amplified the pain in

parents for help, someone took the stroller from me. A set of long, well-defined hands gripped the handle and continued to

stroller forward.

was he trying to do in

walk,” Karina offered, not seeming upset at all. Instead, she supported me, allowing me

softened slightly at

pretended not

was starting to annoy me.

good Samaritans, I saw no reason to refuse. I let Neil push the stroller while Karina supported me, all the way home.

my doorstep in

I extracted my hand from Karina’s and took the stroller from Neil, thanking them with a smile.

whole walk, they acted like a couple, especially with Hiram running around. His innocent questions made Karina laugh, and

they would’ve looked like a couple taking their eldest

door,” Karina offered, taking the stroller

to refuse, not wanting to make my parents uncomfortable when Russel, my neighbor, suddenly emerged from his house. Seeing