Siblings were the worse. Will hadn"t known that in his early days, having been born an only child. When he"d been brought to America and later placed into the foster care system, he"d had an adjustment to the noise of all the other kids. There was often a lot of silence and discipline in North Korea. There had never been a moment of quiet at the Bright Horizons Foster Home. Even less so in the Matthews"s house.
His five brothers joyed in playing pranks while others were sleeping. But they never managed to wake Will from his silent nightmares. Not the ever present feeling of hunger pains that felt all too real in his dreams. Not the teeth clenching need to be silent less the government think your traitorous.
Will"s parents had been traitors. They had both wanted to defect. When his father
