Hope went inside her house and quickly packed her, Sarah, Ryan and Thomas' things. She peeked her head in at her mother but seeing that she was sleeping, she closed the door quietly behind her.
"What are we doing, Hopie?" Sarah whispered as she grabbed her schoolbooks in one bag and her clothes in another.
"We're moving, Sarah. You can not tell mom where we are, promise?" Hope asked as she stared in Sarah's eyes intently.
"Where are we going?" Thomas asked, his eyes uncertain as he looked around the house that he had grown up in. Ryan stood close to Thomas, taking in everything with wide eyes. He hadn’t spoken much since he had come to stay with Hope and she gave his head a gentle ruffle, letting him know she was looking out for him, too.
"We're moving in with Everly. She and I can poo
