I Can't Be Here Right Now

[ALANOR]

"What just happened? Why the hell is everything like this? Why is it always so hard to be a Family? What the hell is wrong with all of us? Why can't… why can't we just be one normal family?" Zion asked when Zuhair had already disappeared. 

He was desperate to act like seeing his mother and finding out that he had been lied to, never bothered him. But it was eating him from the inside out. He was even more intrigued, especially now that he knew that Zafik and Zuhair were siblings. 

The Hamza siblings. 

What was he even supposed to make of that?

"Zion, let's take a breath. Let's not let one lie ruin everything. They always have their reasons for what they do, and I don't think your father would do that without having good intentions for you. You do know that, right, brother?" Zaire asked, like he wasn't as hurt as Zion. 

However, he had promised himself that he would cushion his brother from any hurt.