Chapter 25

Hearing that, Aiden's mood turned sour immediately. He realized the he was really going to stay in this place.. the same place that scarred his mother. Alyssa turned to Aiden with a smile but he couldn't return it no matter how hard he tried, he was that upset. "Alright.. let me help him get prepared." She said to Simon and he nodded before leaving. "Do we really have to live here?" Aiden asked immediately after Simon had left. Alyssa sighed and crouched to his level. "I'm afraid so." She answered as she gently combed through his jet black hair with her fingers. "What about our life at home.. what about aunty Lily?" He asked again. "This is our life now... our home." Alyssa myttered the last part heavily, like she was forced to. She never imagined she would term this place as her home again. Aiden stared at his mother sadly. His lips quivered and amd he blinked his eyes severally, it seemed like he was about to burst into tears again. "Even you don't like it here, can you just bear it