32: JUST DIE

"Did you already pack your things, Keisha?" I quickly looked up at my brother Kairon. I didn't notice that he had already arrived because I was preoccupied the whole time. My son Noah was silently sitting beside me, not crying anymore after he said those words that made me realize it was all my fault. I let my son get used to Colten’s presence with the two of us, and he was the one who got hurt.

I don't know how to start a conversation with him. I can't even ask him who said those words to him. How did he know that Colten called him a bastard? Even I was shocked to hear those words come from him. I thought he had already accepted Noah, but deep inside, he hated him. I was infuriated with him. I wanted to slap him, to shout at him. I wanted to release my anger on him because of the huge impact this had on our son. He was the one caught in the middle of our situation, even though he didn't want to be.

He hated our son, that was the truth. Noah is diligent and kind, so I couldn't underst