*Delilah*

“Mom, we’re fine. You and Daddy beat all the bad guys.” Flora looked at me with irritation in her gaze.

“I just want to make sure you guys are ready for this. You have all been through a lot and–”

“Mom, we want to go back to school,” Kyle said in a serious tone.

I glanced at him through the rearview mirror and saw that they all looked eager, excited even.

I sighed and nodded, smiling to myself.

“Okay, ...