The twist

Damien:

It was really hard to believe it when I found out that the dear cousin that I had loved my past with was Mason, and the aunt that I lost contact with was his mum.

It made me finally realize why I had always thought that he was very familiar in some ways, even if I had not been able to pinpoint how, until we all met in the most unexpected manner.

"How have you been? How has everything been going with you?" Aunt asked me again and again while grasping my hands tightly in hers, as she was still struggling with the tears that rolled down her cheeks.

"It has been the same with dad. We have the worst relationship till now. It is exhausting," I told her truthfully like I always did as a vulnerable little boy, and she kept nodding because she understood exactly what I was saying.

"I am sorry you had to go through all this, darling. I searched everywhere for you. I tried calling your dad several times, but he wouldn't let me speak to you. He blocked my number subsequently, and it