After Deidra's stunt, Mina decided that she no longer wanted to walk around her neighborhood. She had missed being home, but only in her good memories of the place. Sadly, she had forgotten that there was also a lot of bad. She was never genuinely liked, and no matter how kind, sweet, or polite she was, there were still people who disliked her for one reason or another.
Ian followed Mina in silence, but he had many questions for the girl. She had no other siblings, so the woman in the community center must have been making things up, but based on Mina's reaction, there was some truth in the words. Cautiously, Ian pressed Mina for clarification, surprised when the woman sat underneath a tree and gestured for him to take a place beside her.
