31: Distractions

ADRIANA

I managed to convince mum to not move the whole pack. We won’t let Xander win this. And while I was scared I was dragging innocent people into this war with us. I knew they didn’t want to leave their homes. I’ll do everything to make sure the events of last week never repeat itself.

We’ve all been working hard trying to rebuild and put everything back together. I have drowned myself in so much work that when I manage to lay my head down on my pillow, I’ll be out in seconds. How exhausted I was ensured I didn’t have any dreams, if I had them, I couldn’t remember.

Of course, I took that as a win and kept doing the heavy labor. Many people have tried to get me to stop, saying we already have enough hands. They didn’t know why I was doing this, and I couldn’t explain.

Whenever they send me away from the construction, I go to help with the kids. I make sure to keep myself busy more than eighty percent of the time.

I was trying to put a four month old to sleep when I felt a hand on