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to me.  The red stains and the look on his face were only a reminder to me that Aden was dead.  No longer would he be able to cause anyone any more harm.  Still, I couldn’t help questioning if his tirade was truly over.  I remembered him telling me that his maker spirit had still the earthbound, forcing him to make good on the promise that he had made.  It is only reasonable for me to question whether or not Aden’s spirit had moved on.
    My father came over to me and hugged me like he hadn’t seen me in years.  The truth of the matter was he hasn’t.  For the biggest part of my life I had believed that another man was my real father, but somehow none of that mattered now.  I returned the embrace with vigor.
    When my father finally let me go, I could see that he had, once again, began crying.  Being close to him allowed me to feel the true intensity of his emotions.  They were genuine in nature and I no longer had doubts about him.  I had found my place with him and that was where I wanted to be.
    “Are you ready to leave?” he asked me.
    “As ready as I will ever be.”
    The only question that I had left was if he was going to allow Alice and Caleb to come with us.  They had nowhere else to go and I was all they knew.
    “Of course they can come.”
    I called for both of them and informed them that we were leaving.
    “Where what are we going?” Alice asked.
    “I don’t know, but I’m sure that it will be better than this place.”

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    My father had a car waiting for us right outside of the woods.  We all got in after placing our bags in the trunk.  I had no idea where we’re going, but I knew that this would be the fresh start than I had dreamed of.
    “We have to make one more stop before we leave” my father announced.
    I took a moment to think about where it was that we were going, but not one single idea came to mind.  And the fact that he wasn’t one to tell me made me anxious.  Could this be the moment that he betrays me?
    I watched out the window and noticed that my surroundings were very familiar.  This was to street that leads to my mother’s house.  Before I knew it we were already parked in the driveway.
    Her front door opened and she walked out carrying luggage.  The only thing that she did on her way to the car was smile.  She had known about my father’s plans all along, but there wasn’t any way for her to tell me without alerting Aden.
    Could it really be that my mother had saved me, but just not in the way than I expected.  She had no hate in her heart for me.  It was only pure love, true and as clean as the winter snow at Christmas.
    Everyone rearranged their seating in order for my mother to have room.  She sat beside Alzar and rested her hand on his knee.  I never thought that seeing my mother with another man would be this easy, but it was.  He is my father and she is my mother.  The only thing that mattered now was that my family is complete.
    The child inside me wanted to ask a million questions to both of them.  I’m sure that there was going to be plenty of time for that in the future.  As I sat there and stared at them I could feel the power growing.  It’s welled in me, threatening explosion, but I remained calm.  There was no need in worrying my mother about what I was going through.
    Max looked at me with sympathetic eyes and I knew that he could feel what I was feeling.  I wish them there was a way that I could protect him from my confusion.
    “Don’t worry Laynie.  I know what you are going through” Max whispered to me.
    I took his hand and rested my head on the seat.  Maybe it wouldn’t be much longer until we would arrive in our destination.  Getting out of this car would definitely help my situation.
    Almost an hour had passed before we had come to a stop.  In my desperation for relief I had not noticed where we were going.  I opened my eyes, looking around to make sure that this was really happening and that it was not a