"The only exception was when you were too young to defend yourself. When your life was in the hands of fate and incompetent adults. Like the day when you were born."
Elina sniffled at the memory of that day. The room stank of shit, blood, and piss, but the only detail that was deeply engraved in her mind was the deafening silence that filled the room instead of the cries of a newborn life.
"Gods, how can something so simple go so wrong?" She sobbed.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I-" Lith tried to stand up and explain himself but she grabbed the black slate that was his face and stopped him.
"Don't worry. That came out wrong." She said while caressing the features of Derek McCoy with her thumbs. "What I was trying to say is that I'm rambling. The when or how you gained your Abomination side doesn't matter.