Because no matter how much I've tried to hide it... the truth always finds a way to come out.
And this time, I'm ready to face it.
*****
Mom sends the kids to their room, and we head to studies. It's better to have a neutral space.
I'm the last to enter and close the door behind me. We'd already instructed the maid not to interrupt us.
The silence weighs between us. My parents remain attentive, giving me that space they've always given me to speak when I'm ready. But this time the words don't want to come out easily. I feel them lodged in my throat, as if each syllable were thorny.
I take a deep breath. I closed my eyes for a second, trying to calm the trembling in my hands.
"What I'm going to tell you..." I begin, with a low but firm voice. "is not easy for me. And it won't be eas
