I didn't stop pulling Lenny until we were at a treeline. I only stopped because she was sobbing so hard she could barely breathe. I just wanted to get us off the territory first. Before anyone else came after us.
"Lenny, calm down." I said as I wiped her tears away.
"M-M-M-Mom... th-this is w-what she was keeping from us." She blubbered.
"Yeah... It seems that way," I replied.
"W-we should have listened to her," Lenny said.
Lenny's right. We should have listened to Mom. We should have known that she had her reasons for lying to us. I bet that Lavinna and Liam knew that. They're so much more level-headed than Lenny and me.
"They hate us, Lydia... Like... really hate us... I-I thought he was going to k-kill you." Lenny said, sobbing.
"Well, it's not like I would have stayed dead." I r
