Ash didn’t know what to say or do. For a long time, he stood frozen, numb by the new revelation which had stunned everyone.
His cheeks still stings from the slap she had given him, and as he let his hand drop from his cheeks, Ash struggled to understand if the sting he felt, was the impact of the slap, or the harsh reality that hit him hard on his face.
Perhaps, it was the look Agnes had given him before she had slapped him. Or probably, the way hate and anger dripped from her voice as she spoke. Whichever was the case, somehow, Ash knew that the words Jade said were true.
And yet, he didn't want to believe it. It was as though accepting that would made him lose the identity he had been holding onto. Accepting that would mean deciding that his entire identity had been a hoax, and he wa
