13 Hot Tea With Love

The afternoon air was cool against Mark's skin as he stepped out onto the courtyard, the weight of the revelations still heavy on his shoulders. The search for truth and justice had become intertwined with protecting those he held dear. He only wished everything would go back to normal, but regular wouldn't be in its best form since a lot of people were taken forcefully away from the world on that fateful day. He worried mostly about Lana; he had never seen her mother or father. How did she manage to cope with the hardships of life? He hopped onto his bike, and the engines roared back to life. He straddled the paddle and rode away from her compound; the memories of his past burned brighter than his genuine emotions, fueling his determination to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy that had torn them away from their loved ones. The evidence he had discovered was a piece of the puzzle, and he knew there were more layers to unravel and more secrets to expose. The sheets of paper