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Eddie had picked up Tina and brought her into a house that looked very old on the outside but extremely modern on inside. The difference was so striking it took him a minute to adjust. Kit had seen the look and said, “It keeps my neighbors and passers-by from getting suspicious about me. To them I’m just a farmer who prefers to live alone.”

He nodded his head skeptically and continued onto the room where Kit told him he could lay Tina down. He laid her down on the bed and slowly took off her shoes and placed her under the covers. He’d proceeded in to the bathroom attached to the room and grabbed a towel and wet it with warm water. He went back into the room and began wiping the blood from her neck. She’d burst her eardrum and the blood was stained on her neck right down to her shirt. He was tentatively taking care of Tina when the shadow in the doorway caught his attention.

“She’s going to be fine Jamero. I promise. She’s stronger than you think.”

“I know.” he whispered. “She’s my little sister though. I’m supposed to protect her.”

Kit nodded her head she totally understood why he felt that way. It hurt to think of the things she couldn’t protect her baby sister from. She choked back the tears and said, “Uhh, you want to come into the kitchen with me?”

“Yeah.” he smiled up at her. She had to move otherwise she’d break down again right here before she could tell him about the battle of his life.

　

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Angela had walked through her door and was blown back against a wall in her hallway before she could fully get through the door. The force of it all forced her bags to slam into her and the purchases she’d made were covering her face, she’d pulled them down long enough to see her son and daughter disappear in a cyclone. “Fucking Kit!” she screamed.

She’d gotten up and walked into the disaster that was her home. The mere disregard of the whole situation angered more than anything. She knew this day was coming that was not what pissed her off the most. The fact that they destroyed her home and disrespected her really made her jaw clench and fist ball so tight she drew blood from her own hand.