CHAPTER 49: The Truth About Monsters

　　I came out of the building and towards the parking lot where Aaron had parked the car earlier and I saw him there holding onto Zion while talking to his siblings. It was nice to know that some people understood what family was and valued it, unlike mine. At least I still had Lionel for support and comfort, no matter how bad it gets. 　　They notice me approaching, and they turned to look at me. 　　Aaron was the first to speak. “Hey, you okay?” the concern in his tone made my heart flutter, and I nodded. “I am. Thank you for earlier.” I flashed him a smile. 　　“I did nothing.” he brushed it off casually. 　　‘It was enough to scare the life out of Betty and that was enough for me.’ I said to myself. 　　I nodded, then turned to Sesi. “Thank you for the snacks. I didn’t plan for the detour we took, it just happened and I was so concerned about my brother, I forgot about my son.” 　　“It’s fine. We’ve got you, always.” She assured me with a confident voice and that was enough for me. 　　The