Mikel stared at his toes. The room kept shifting their attention between him and Theo.
Emeldia, who everyone knew as the most loving women there is, held a face of astonishment as she held a shaking hand to her chest.
Theodore's heart lurched as he squeezed his sister for comfort. Mikel wished there was someone here that he could cling to, but his gaze immediately wandered to Theodore…he went back to staring at his shoes.
"Is this true?" Emeldia wasn't stuttering anymore, which meant that she wasn't scared, but instead her voice was quiet. Theo wasn't sure which he hated more.
Neither of the two could grasp the situation enough to answer, but Melinda's mind went to somewhere else entirely. She snorted loudly. "Phft, I didn't know you were gay."
"I'm not." Theo's answer was instant,
