CHAPTER 11
Despite being up late, I wake up early, heading downstairs before anyone else has even stirred. Ru’s history is still fresh in my mind, and as I pour myself some cereal and sit at the table, I can’t help but wonder if things will change between us now.
I don’t want it to. I mean, mum and dad did adopt him after the accident, meaning I can still call him my brother, but knowing biologically he’s my cousin…I just can’t get my head around it. I’m not angry with him, how could I be? He was just as clueless as me. I’m not even angry with mum and dad either, really. I know they only did what they thought best at the time. But hiding the whole story from both of us, and never once even mentioning Aunt Claire?
It’s like everything I know has been stuffed into a box, given a good shak
