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

Kalil nodded. “I kissed my sisters and told them I love them.”


I checked my phone. The bus we wanted to catch would be at the stop soon. I took Kalil’s hand and off we went.


Our journey was a series of bus trips and train rides all the way to New York City. We did end up living on the streets for a couple weeks when we got there. It wasn’t so bad. We were smart to leave in the summer when the nights weren’t as cold. The homeless people we met were nice too. One even took us to a shelter for LGBT teens after they found out why we left home. It was the turning point in our lives and I’m grateful for everything the shelter staff did for us.


Chapter 24