Memories of Anomaly #33 rushed into Neo's mind.
"I'm sorry, mom! I won't do it again!"
The child cried.
His mom continued to spank him.
"You almost died!" She increased the force behind her hits. "What would you've done if the monster noticed you?!"
"But it was going to destroy the bookstore—ahh! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I won't do it again!"
Tears slipped down his face as he rubbed his behind after the beating.
'It hurts.'
While the kid was busy soothing his injury, the woman wiped her own tears.
Her arms were trembling even now.
If they had been unlucky, she would've lost her child.
The thoughts of the earlier situation sent shivers down her spine.
"I'm sorry, mom. I won't do it again."
The child approached her gloomily, hugging her to help her calm down.
She bit her lips and patted his head.
"Let's sleep now."
The mother-son duo slept on the first floor of the broken bookstore.