Chapter:- 114

Ethan took a deep breath and tried to ignore the tightening of his chest. Today was his graduation ceremony, after which he would finally be a real designer. He had trained for this moment, had dreamed about it; he should have been delighted at the prospect of finally getting it. And yet...

And yet, he couldn't breathe.

His brother would be in the room, and so would his parents. They would all be watching him, would all congratulate him, would all expect him to be overwhelmed with joy. But he couldn't breathe, and for the first time, Ethan wondered if this was really what he was meant to do.

But most of all, he had seen the way that both of them had degraded deigned who didn't live up to their impossibly high standards, and he was terrified. Because his parents loved him, but would they still care about him? Would they still soothe him when he had nightmares? Or would they tell him that he was weak, the way they had when an older had thrown up at the sight – Ethan had cried himself to