"Mommy!" Randy quickly got out of the car and pounced at his mother.
"Be careful, boy! Your mother is injured!" Zayn called out after him, but he couldn't stop Randy from hugging his mother.
Carla pulled on her wound a little, but she didn't care about that. She hugged Randy and cried her heart out.
"I've missed you, sweetheart. Are you hurt?"
"Yeah, but not much, really."
The injuries were serious for children, but Randy thought he couldn't let his mother worry about him, for he was a man.
"You should get that looked at. Dr. Goman will patch you right up." Carla held his face and sobbed.
"This is all my fault. I should have been more careful."
"No, it's not, Mommy. It's not your fault at all, " Randy quickly reassured his mother, and he tried to wipe her tears off.
"Randy!" Josh whipped out a small package and unwrapped it, eventually revealing a hot cross bunny in it. It was still steaming hot too.
"I brought this for you. Here, take it."
"Thanks, Josh!" Randy took the hot cross bunnies and smiled happily.
"It's been days since I had this. I miss it so much. We managed to survive in that dungeon because we thought about food all the time. We promised we'd have a hundred hot cross bunnies when we get home!"
Josh looked at Randy tearfully.
"Thanks for saving me, Randy. You could have escaped first, but you gave that chance to me."
"You dummy!" Randy knocked his forehead. "I'm your big bro." He huffed. "It's my duty to keep you safe."
"But…"
Venus couldn't hold it in anymore, so she hugged Randy and started crying.
"I was so worried. I thought I won't see you ever again."
"You're a dummy too. I'm here, aren't I?" Randy patted her back gently.
"I still have to keep you dummies safe, so I will be fine."
"Yeah, and me too!" Josh quickly quipped.
"I'm a guy. Randy and I are gonna keep you safe, Venus!"
"You kids are so sweet!" Carla was touched that the kids were finally reunited.
Brandy pushed Zayn over to see his family. It had been a day since Zayn came back, but it was his first time seeing Josh and Venus again.
"Daddy!" The kids pounced at him, and they were talking gibberish out of excitement.
Then, they started crying.
"It's good to see you too, kids." Zayn held his children lovingly. It's good to be alive for I get to see them again.
"Alright, you're still not well. Get in the car." Carla ushered the kids into the car and followed Zayn back to his car.
They had a lot to say after getting reunited. The kids wouldn't stop talking, and they were being noisy, but Zayn and Carla didn't find it annoying. They thought it was sweet.
A short while later, the kids drifted to sleep. It had been a long day for them as well. Randy and Josh were injured and unwell, so they got exhausted easily. Venus had always been weak, and the long night had taken a toll on her. They leaned back against the seat and slept soundly.
Carla covered them with a blanket, kissed them lovingly, and leaned her head against Zayn's chest. They held hands, fingers interlocked.
"What brought you here at this hour, Wifey?" Zayn smiled at her.
"Are you worried that I might fail to convince your brother?"
"I was worried you guys might get into a fight." The thought of that possibility still made her shiver.
"That's why I brought the kids with me. I thought they could serve as a cushion, but I ran into your car before I could even get there."
"If your brother really wanted to make things hard for me, he won't stop even if you were there." Zayn smiled. "Besides, you should have more faith in me."
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