Rest

“We can’t complain, can’t we?” Sly turned his head to some desolate place, waiting for something.

“Your growing up story is always traumatizing.” Aiden shuddered when he thought about it.

“Our story is part of our history. We, sometimes, look back at it and be proud. We survived. By any means. That’s all that matters.”

Aidan shut his mouth and looked away. It was so awkward to continue asking for a complete story when the trauma was still haunting them.

It was as clear as the sky.

“Jenny has a daddy issue. Pink has a speech issue… I mean… cursing issue.”

Suddenly, Sly was kind enough to expose them. Unprovoked.

“Fuck you!” Pink shouted at the back which was immediately addressed by him.

“See? That’s what I meant. Her sweet voice camouflages her cursive words. I don’t know what to do with her.”

“Brother Sly! I don’t appreciate your blatant disrespect.”

“It is not disrespectful if I only state the truth. You must learn to know what is disrespectful, and what is stating an opinion. Clea