Chapter 29

• Alpha Damien
• When I regained my sanity, what caught my eye was the sink full of ashes. I turned on the faucet and let the water wash them away, watching as the pictures and the letter I’d burned disappeared down the drain. Now, all that was left was the teddy bear. It was not something that would burn easily, so I grabbed the scissors and a knife and placed the teddy bear on top of the cutting board. With the knife, I chopped off the arms and legs of the bear, then I cut up the separated pieces with the scissors until they were nothing but shreds. I lit the pieces on fire in the sink where they soon burned to black. Watching the fire with clenched fists, I shook with rage.
• My brother is gay...my brother is gay?!