"Really?"
You nod and start walking towards the door before grabbing your sister's hand and puking her,
"I can walk by myself—" she retorts,
You roll your eyes and walk again, back through the hallway, it was a lot less scary now that you had a couple more people with you, you thank Rose while walking back to the front room.
I completely forgot about Michael...
You walk back to the front desk and see Jenna packing up her things and preparing to leave, it was getting a bit dark so you didn't question if it was time to leave.
"Oh, I'm just leaving," she says with a smile and tired eyes,
"Me too, get home safely—"
"I'll try," she says and leaves through the glass double doors.
You start to walk again, towards the separate hallway that had held the 2 offices. You were walking a bit slower now, it was understandable since you had been carrying Evan for a while, your back was starting to hurt...all the stress was getting to you now, finally catching up.
You walk towards the door and knock, but before you can, you see your sister walk behind you, you look up to see William above you, and you jump.
He has to stop doing that shit—
"I was just looking for you," You force a smile and hold your sister's hand instead of Elizabeth's now. This time she didn't resist, she obviously felt some comfort in it too.
He gives a simple nod and takes Evan off of your hip. You sigh and stretch before slightly nudging Elizabeth who was reluctant to go, but she eventually left your side.
You suddenly remember your transportation problem, your car had something wrong with it and you didn't want to spend another awkward car trip with the Afton family. You shiver at the thought and break the silence,
"You...you uh told me you would help me figure out what was wrong with my car?" You say hesitantly and continue to hold your sister's hand.
"Hm...I suppose I did say that," he scratches his chin before putting Evan on his feet, Gently and holding both of his children's hands now. He starts walking down the hallway, back to the main party room. You quickly try to follow him and your sister doesn't fall far behind,
"Where's Michael?" He asks, not bothering to look back at you.
You panic.
"I- uh...he stormed off not too long ago," you say, your voice trembling. He nods, not letting any emotions show but walks a little quicker, you were now by the exit door,
you hold Miah's hand and walk out the front door, it is dark now, and for a night in the middle of September, it was pretty cold. you shivered and started walking to your car, hoping William would follow, he did. walking a little bit faster than you with Elizabeth and Evan following behind. he opens the hood of your car and looks inside. without even a second thought, he turns to you.
"Everything seems to be in order."
seems extremely suspicious...you look inside too and to your surprise, your spark plug was there... you step back and grab your sister's hand.
throughout your confusion, you could barely muster a small "thanks.."
he nods in response and crosses his arms behind his back.
"I expect you to be here tomorrow?"
You nod and look to the side awkwardly, trying to get out of there as soon as possible, your sister walks into the car.
"I'll be needing help filing some paperwork. Micheal, Elizabeth, and Evan won't be here tomorrow, they'll be with their mother." He nods again and smiles slightly, it's barely noticeable. That's the first time you've seen him smile,
You see him look to the side, contemplating something. Suddenly he shifts evan on his hip and reaches into his breast pocket, pulling out a pen and a tissue paper, he writes something down and leaves it on the hood of your car. "It would be beneficial for both of us if we kept in touch." He kept a monotone voice and nodded.
You smile in response and put the tissue in your glove compartment. It would be nice to keep away from them for even a little while, it would probably be better for your mental health too.
Just as you were about to get in the car, you heard Michael walking through the wet grass and towards his family from behind the building. You saw William give him a look before walking to his car with the other 2.
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Chapter 10- I'm Sure There Was Something Wrong.
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