Feral Sephrian

Joshy grew up watching his Bible-thumping dad and his ballet-loving brother Leon argue and shout at each other for years, but never really knew why. When new neighbors move in down the street, suddenly Leon spends time with their son, Kalil. Once again, Joshy is completely in the dark about his brother’s actions and is taken by surprise when both Leon and Kalil run away together. The rest of his childhood and adolescence are spent wondering what became of the pair, until one day ...<br><br>Leon was different from day one, and even though it caused friction with his dad’s narrow-minded views, he never gave up on what he truly was. Exploring his sexuality generates little more than confusion and frustration, until he meets Kalil. They find out they have more in common than people expect, and Leon helps Kalil come to terms with that. Both yearning for freedom from the oppression of their parents, they hatch a plan to escape to New York, where a new life and new opportunities await.

Lost and Found

I heard raised voices in the living room. However, much to my surprise, it was Mama doing the shouting. I pressed my ear to the door to better witness this historical event. “No! You listen for once, Adam! I have spent seven yearswondering what happened to our son because you drove him away! Don’t you dare argue because you know it’s true! God found a way to show us that he is happy and healthy, but that doesn’t change the fact that I had to find out from the news!What if the story had been that a mass shooting had happened and we saw his body being carried away from the scene?”


Dad muttered something I couldn’t quite make out, but Mama’s reaction was furious. “He would not deserve such a death! Leon was a good boy! The only trouble he got into was trouble you caused in this house!”


“You tell him, Mama!” I whispered, grinning ear to ear.


Chapter 9