#Chapter 101: Don’t Make Her Cry

“You did?” Iris asks, her voice soft with wonder while her eyes narrow with disbelief. Miles can understand her doubt. Nowadays, he gives off the impression that he fully follows the straight and narrow. Even back then, he pretended to be a good kid to everyone outside of his home. To his parents though, he was a hellion and a nightmare. At least until the worst thing that could ever happen to him happened, and he had re-evaluated everything. He doesn’t want Iris to experience that though. Nor does he particularly want to share the more gruesome of his experiences. He’ll help her however he can without tarnishing her with his trauma. “I did,” Miles says. “And it turned into the greatest regret of my life.” He checks to make sure she’s listening and sees her hanging on his every word. “My parents fought because they were angry with each other, but I learned that the anger was never directed at me. For a while, they separated. I thought that might be the end, but honestly