01-13-2017, 02:12 PM
Elyse sighed. It wasn't just that. "It's not that simple, mom."
"Why not? He's not worth losing your family is he?"
Elyse paused. She loved her family and that's why this was so hard. "It's more than that, mom. It's..."
She paused again, formulating her thoughts - her doubts. "Mom, what if the Atharim are wrong. I've thought about this since I've changed. How can we judge someone just based on what they are."
Elyse didn't know how to explain this, but she had to try. An idea came to her. She knew her parents house well. As an only child, there were a lot of pictures of her from infancy to her more recent graduations. Pictures of her with her parents and by herself.
"Mom - look at the pictures. Tell me the truth. Am I a monster?"
Edited by Elyse, Jan 13 2017, 02:52 PM.
"Why not? He's not worth losing your family is he?"
Elyse paused. She loved her family and that's why this was so hard. "It's more than that, mom. It's..."
She paused again, formulating her thoughts - her doubts. "Mom, what if the Atharim are wrong. I've thought about this since I've changed. How can we judge someone just based on what they are."
Elyse didn't know how to explain this, but she had to try. An idea came to her. She knew her parents house well. As an only child, there were a lot of pictures of her from infancy to her more recent graduations. Pictures of her with her parents and by herself.
"Mom - look at the pictures. Tell me the truth. Am I a monster?"
Edited by Elyse, Jan 13 2017, 02:52 PM.