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Thalia

I shook my hands in nervousness as we arrived at the driveway of our house.

"Are you alright?" Reese asked. "We can still go back if you want to."

I shook my head.

"I just need a moment."

I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath.

"Do they already know that we're coming?"

He nodded his head. "I called him yesterday. I didn't tell him that you'll be coming, but I told him to expect a visitor."

"I guess that's better than nothing," I chuckled, trying to lighten up the mood.

"It'll be fine, Thalia," he assured. "I'm sure he misses you."

"That's highly unlikely," I told him. "But I'll still try my best to convince him to help us."

"Then shall we go?"

"Yeah," I nodded my head. "It's better to get this over with."

The two of us left the car, and although I want to deny it, I feel so fucking nervous that I just want to run away from this place. However, thinking that this would help our family immensely, I decided to brave through it all and swallow my nervousness.

We entered the