Chapter 53

"Why is she crying?" Darren said, his nose already touching Galam's own. He pointed to me and said, "Did you get her pregnant? How many times do I have to remind you kids there is such a things as birth control and condoms? Shit. I'm too young to become an Uncle!" When Galam was about to protest and my brother pulled his fist back, I slowly said, "You guys - you guys lied to me? All my life, I've been lied to? It's been a big joke? I was in the dark this whole time. Just a mere third party? You never felt the reason to tell me about the Wrodes' Secret?" I sniffed and began running up the stairs, ignoring the calling of my mom, the shocked look of Darren, and Galam's chase after me. Before Galam reached the top of the stairs, I shut my bedroom door closed and leaned against it, sliding down toward the cold floor. My whole world swayed around me. Do you know how it feels to be in the dark? A secret hidden to you because you weren't one of them? Espe