Bab 2862: Joint Colony (Part 2)

 'Just because I was honest wouldn't have made Mom and Dad less scared of me. They had every reason to be shocked and even question if an Abomination hybrid like me was their son to start with.

'I didn't wait years before coming clean because I never considered the issue, I did it because I was scared. The only difference between Bodya and me is that you know about his struggle and that he doesn't have much time to make up his mind.

'He can't afford to plaster a smile on his face and pretend that everything is fine until he feels safe like I did.'

Tista remained silent as her outrage died out. She remembered her brother's distress well, how keeping his identity as an Awakened and Solus' presence a secret had haunted him for years.