Chapter 24

I pulled on my pants and fastened the hooks of my small top. The family was gathered downstairs and I was going to join them.

Winry said they were having game night. It sounded fun and I wanted to take part. Maybe it’ll take my mind off things for short while. It’s sad my family will never be able to have this ever. There were too many lies and betrayals for me to act like things were as they used to be.

I walked slowly down the stairs, making little noise. I heard a loud growl and the sound of something crashing.

I paused and listened closely.

“You always take part in this” I heard Elowen’s frustrated voice and I guessed who she was talking to. It was Brayan. He was the only one who made her like this.

“I don’t want to anymore” Brayan said in a hard voice.

“Tell me why. You want to throw away a family tradition because you’re having mood swings?”

“It’s not fucking mood swings. I have a lot of things to do” he said in a clipped tone.

“Is this because of Paisley?”

There was no respon