I thought that knowing my roots would make me understand myself more. That I could cast away the doubt residing in the corner of my mind. But it only added confusion, more doubts, and everything seemed to be more blurry. My shoulder felt heavy. Why was trouble kept piling up, one after another, determined to crash me down?
When all these nightmares would stop? Or… Will it ever be?
My eyes scanned the cafeteria, seeing the usual lunch time of the students. Sometimes I envied them, wishing I could be as normal as them. I could not stop jealousy from crawling up my gut everytime I see them smiling, at peace. If only I could exchange places with them. If only I wasn’t born a hybrid.
A knot twisted in my stomach the moment I spotted Inigo on my usual seat, the very corner of the room. He had
