Chapter 1311 In The Back Of My Mind

• “Why won't you be here?” Summer asked curiously, her wide eyes blinking up at me.
• “Um...” I grew silent, pretending to contemplate her words for a long while. “Because your current school is very far from home, and Uncle John and I will have to travel very far to take you there and back. And right now, there are some bad people who want to hurt me and Uncle John. If you continue to go to that school, then we might get hurt, or worse, never be able to see you again. That's why we might not be here anymore.”
• Summer's cheeks immediately puffed up in indignation, eyes filling with tears as she threw her blanket off and clung onto my arm tightly. “I don't want you and Uncle John to go away, Mommy! I don't want the bad guys to hurt you! I'll change schools, so please don't leave me behind...”