Virgil and Dale had arrived not long after that and by the time we had woken up, Rodriguez had already come and gone so now we're in the car, already on our way.
Leaving my mom had been marginally harder than I had budgeted for and so saying goodbye had turned into a sob story complete with my mom clutching me hard with tears running down her face.
Turns out Shana wasn't lying when she said Virgil needed hugs and cuddles, he came over obviously upset and had to collect me from my mom so that we could get going.
Now we're both in the back seat with Shana and Dale in front and somehow I end up on Virgil who's cuddling me and might be fast asleep because his eyes have been peacefully closed and his breathing is so even and calm, I'm shaken too from having to leave my mom so I'm not complaining, needing a hug myself.
