Lynch

May 12. Late in the evening, Lily and Lynch started arguing, for reasons only they know (possibly because of Lynch and John's recent dangerous dealings).
They were yelling at each other, almost starting to fight, but thankfully, it hadn't come to that yet. Lucas was still in the house, and John had gone off on some business. The boy was quietly crying in his room because his mom and uncle were arguing. Eventually, he got fed up and, with great difficulty, got dressed, packed his bag, packed some food, a flashlight, a phone, a couple of juice boxes, and a camera, just in case. He managed to get past his mom and uncle and went outside. They were visiting Uncle Lynch, who lived right next to the forest, where Lucas had headed. He was silent the entire way, only sobbing and wiping away his tears. He was freezing cold, even though it was May, but he kept walking. After a while, he accidentally bumped into someone, and looking at the stranger, he saw Henry Lampton standing in front of him. He was a billionaire and an enemy of the Lucas family, meaning Lynch and John, but the boy didn't care and buried his face in Henry's thigh, crying quietly. Lampton looked at him with mild surprise but said nothing, and then the voice of one of Henry's two bodyguards was heard:

• Um, Mr. Lampton, is there something we need to do?..