Chapter 83: Discussions

Mom was devastated when she learned that my dad was immortal and had lived other lives before her. She was especially upset that he had almost a dozen other children he never told us about. I was glad I wasn’t around for that conversation. I know it must have been difficult for him to tell her those things. I took the news much better than she did. The hardest thing for mom to swallow was the fact that she would continue to grow old and die while my dad would never change. I had continued to do research and had two options for them to pick from. He and my mom would have to decide what they wanted to do. Both came with risks, but one was greater than the other.

I knock on the door to my parents' bedroom. “Mom. Dad. Can I talk to you?” I ask. Dad opens