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A car would pass by every now and then, and Alexander would wave desperately, but none of the cars were willing
to stop.
As the day turned to night, the temperature dropped significantly.
Nala had suffered greatly in the past two days, both physically and mentally, and she had reached the point of
breaking down.
Alexander had no choice but to keep going. He carried Nala on his back, stumbling along the road.
"Big brother..." Nala's voice trembled. "It's getting dark, and I'm scared!"
"It's okay," Alexander turned and smiled at her. "I'll take you home."
"Big brother, why don't we go back..."
"What?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNala looked at Alexander's feet, where blisters and bloody heels were visible.
"Does it hurt?" Nala's face was streaked with tears. "Big brother, put me down. We should go back..."
"Nala?"
Nala burst into tears. "That house is broken and cold, but... at least your feet won't bleed!"
Alexander was momentarily stunned, taking some time to understand the love hidden in her stumbling words.
This little girl was willing to return to the place where she had been kidnapped just to spare him from so much
suffering.
Alexander smiled, gazing up at the sky where a line of birds was heading home.
He believed that no matter how challenging the journey, he would eventually find his way back home with this little
girl.
"Silly." Alexander didn't put her down but continued walking forward with her on his back. "It doesn't hurt at all. But
we can't go back to that place."
"Will that man... hurt us?"
"Yes." Alexander's eyes dimmed.
"But isn't he your dad?" Nala frowned. "You asked me to call him and tell him you were sick, and he really came!"
Alexander grinned.
He had told Nala to inform Drake that he had a fever. Drake had probably come in not out of concern but out of
fear he would be left alone to commit his crime if Alexander died.
That's why Drake had come in to check. He was just too foolish to notice Alexander hiding behind the door when he
entered. Before he could react, Alexander had struck him with a brick...
Such a pathetic father-son relationship must be one-of-a-kind in the world.
Alexander patted his pocket. He had some money he had taken from Drake during their escape, but he had
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmforgotten to grab the phone due to the situation's urgency.
"Big brother, I'm hungry..."
"Why are you hungry again?"
Nala pursed her lips, her stomach growling.
Alexander sighed. Hadn't he already given her the stale bun? Although it wasn't very delicious, it was better than
the food he had grown up with.
"There should be a village ahead," Alexander reassured her. "Let me walk a bit more, and I'll buy you something to
eat when we reach the village! Don't worry."
Suddenly, there was a rumble from behind, and a beam of light illuminated the two small figures.
Alexander turned around and instinctively shielded his and Nala's eyes from the blinding light.
A large truck had pulled up beside them, and the driver leaned out of the window, asking loudly, "Hey, where are
you two from? Where are your parents? Walking on the road like this in the dark is unsafe! Hurry and go home!"
"Mister, we want to go to the downtown area of Centrolis!" Alexander waved urgently. "We were kidnapped!"
Upon hearing that, the driver widened his eyes and realized he might have stumbled into something serious. He
hesitated while gripping his phone.
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