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

“That’s because he’s not an obnoxious little girl!” Kalil said before closing the door.


I snickered. “Maybe you should just put a sign on the door that says ‘No girls allowed.’”


“I had one, when I was ten,” Kalil said. “Last time we moved my parents made me throw it away because it was immature.”


“Yikes.” There were some days I couldn’t decide who was worse, Dad or Kalil’s father. Dad could rant for hours, but all Kalil’s father had to do was put Kalil down with just the right words and Kalil would feel guilty for weeks.


I reluctantly returned home to avoid further interrupted moments. Dad tried to pick a fight with me for spending so much time at Kalil’s when I could be picking up more shifts at work, but I just walked past him and into my room. My phone buzzed before I could even flop onto my bed.


It was a text from Kalil. U want 2 get ice cream 2mrw? Ur free in the afternoon, right?


My eyebrows darted up in delighted surprise. 2gether? Just me n u?


Chapter 18