Family III

Hayley

Damian was the first person to notice the sudden change in my mood, and he immediately reached out to hold my hand.

"Calm down.." He whispered only to my hearing. It was impossible to calm down now, not while memories of everything were flooding back. I had a family who knew about my existence all these while, yet they chose to ignore me and allowed me to suffer since the day I gained consciousness. It was impossible to ignore all of that, especially when they were seated right in front of me.

"Why didn't you come to save me?" I started, my voice low and steady. I didn't want to come off as arrogant or disrespectful, so for my first words, I chose to be as calm and collected as I could. John stared at me with a sad and confused look, but I was not here to gain pity from any of them. I was here to meet my family and get answers to all the questions that I've been saving up since I was a child.