Imma crouched down and whispered to the girl "come on. Let's get you to bed, sweetie." Imma's heart sank toward her stomach as she saw the innocence fade from the small girl's eyes. She saw her sister in the small girl. A very faded image of her sister. Now, her sister was a distorted picture of a girl she used to know. Imma put her hand out for the small girl and gave her a welcoming smile.

Idera smiled slightly and quickly said "thanks. I'm sorry for the suddenness of the situation." She felt relieved. He hadn't forced himself on her and she hadn't needed to give him much besides basic information. It felt amazing not to have to worry about such things anymore. She snapped out of her thoughts and said "I know you're probably thinking 'why you'."