MagentaRoseOrchid

Chapter 33 Brook became set on going in search of this new Aldo, to discover for sure what his true intentions were behind scaring Esme and hanging around the village. But first Brook had someone else to check on; he tapped on Cleo's bedroom door, “Cleo!” He called. She lifted her tired head from her pillow, pink hair a tangle over her face. “I'm going out for a while, do you want to stay here or come with me?” Brook enquired, wanting to be sure she knew he was going and give her the choice. Cleo rubbed her cheek, “Will you come back?” She asked, feeling that changed everything. “You can count on it,” Brook promised, “I wouldn't leave you like that. I'll just be an hour or so.” “I trust you! I'll sleep,” and she softly rubbed her face back into the pillow, getting comfortable again. That suited fine; he knew how tired she was and didn't plan to be that long. Driving up to the village was the easy part, knowing where to look for Aldo was the harder challenge. He drove past his