Six months came to pass but Matthew was nowhere to be found. At some point, we considered him dead. But having no proof of his demise led us to maintain the measures we put to safeguard ourselves.

It came as a surprise when my family, Kayleigh, and Lionel moved with me temporarily to another state. They left their lives behind to be my support system till we could apprehend Matthew. It had been months now but they still stayed. I didn’t know what to do for them. I felt indebted in a good way.

“Hey, Pumpkin.”

A grin spread on my lips when I heard his voice, spinning around quickly...