We made our to the restaurant. And met up with Emily and Ryker. We placed our orders and just talked. "Ryker?" "Yeah." "If I were to be in a situation say, like I would get involved with a teacher, would you go to the extreme to slap me?" "No, I would never lay a hand on you, Dawn. You're my baby sister. And I love you so much. Why the question though?" He answered. "I had a nightmare where you and dad slapped me. It felt so real." Tears were falling. He got up and pulled me into a hug. I so needed this hug. "Dad would never lay a hand on you either, he may yell get mad for a few days, but never lay a hand on anyone. Especially his family." He added. I just nodded while still crying in his arms. Once I was done crying we sat down again. Nicholas interlaced our fingers under the

