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.”

You noticed that my

use your dad as a shield,” Karina said with a smile of satisfaction on her face. Seeing Neil and Hiram getting along

my lip and

a rock and twisted my ankle. I was speechless at the unfortunate timing

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

exclaimed, “How many times are you going to

was about his subconscious reaction. His surprise quickly turned into indifference “Has Ms. Finch always

when I get home,” I declined Karina’s

push the stroller only amplified the pain in

for help, someone took the stroller from me. A

stroller forward.

What was he trying to do in

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

softened slightly at Karina’s actions.

not to

gaze was starting to

insisted on playing the good Samaritans, I saw no reason to refuse. I let

my doorstep in

your help tonight,” I extracted my hand from Karina’s and took the

Hiram running around. His innocent questions made Karina laugh, and she would then pass those questions on to Neil,

limping between them, they would’ve looked like a

to the door,” Karina offered, taking the stroller from me and continuing towards my door.

not wanting to make my parents uncomfortable when Russel, my neighbor, suddenly emerged from his