As Avery ran up to them, grabbing a tight hold onto Roland’s arm, the three of them were ready to head inside. Though he could sense that Avery still felt anxious with everything happening so sudden, Roland wanted to make sure that she was eased away of agitation, and wanted her to feel more secure.

She had spoke up before they went inside, telling them of how scared she was of meeting Mrs. Noonan and continuously thinking of becoming a burdening problem with the family. 

[i]“You’re worrying too much,”[/i] said Roland, trying to keep her calm, [i]“Nobody here is going to think of you as a problem. We did this because you deserve a better life than the one you were living.”[/i]

[i]“Exactly,”[/i] said Mr. Noonan, following up to Roland’s statement, smiling at the girl, [i]“You won’t be a hassle of any sort, I guarantee you. You are part of this family now, and you’ll be treated just as good as Roland and Steven, I can promise you that.”[/i]

As the door opened, they went indoors, finding that the main room was being occupied by Steven, sitting on the sofa playing a video game, and Mrs. Noonan going across with a basket full of laundry. 

Once they were inside though, Roland felt the fear from Avery suddenly increasing as she grasped his arm tighter. She told him of how different it was from last time, stating how scared and nervous she was.

[i]“I’ll be back in here in a minute kids,”[/i] said Mr. Noonan as he started walking off, “I’m going to talk to Mrs. Noonan real quick.”

As he had left, Roland stood there with Avery, not wanting her to feel the need to panic and be worried. As she kept a grasp onto his arm, Steven looked away from the television and stared at the two of them just standing there.

[i]“You guys do know that you can sit down, right?”[/i] said Steven, giggling as he thought how silly the two of them looked just standing awkwardly, [i]“These couches aren’t contaminated with anything, or are they?”[/i]

[i]“Avery, do you want to take a seat,”[/i] asked Roland, seeing if she would feel better if she would sit down.

[i]“Yeah Avery, come on and join the party,”[/i] said Steven, trying his best to be humorous, [i]“There is plenty of love to go around.”[/i]

As Roland rolled his eyes, thinking how much of an idiot Steven is, he awaited to see what Avery wanted to do, hoping that someway she could be less anxious and more relaxed whatever she chose to do.