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Everyone is quiet as that sinks in, but not one face staring back holds any doubt inas truth While they may not understand it to the full depths, they do realize they can’t truly knohat I’ve been through

Lucas nods, his eyes ith sympathy “I can see that, brother But you know you can share anything with us You can tell us what you’re feeling You can get things off your chest if you need to I can’t even fucking begin to ih for all those months—”

I’oes silent, his words choked off by ehten I reach out to my left where he sits to clamp my hand on his shoulder I don’t dare look at Simone, because I know she’ll have tears in her eyes

It’s in this s They were all there for o, but they dared not ask me to share my experiences back then I was too weak, sick, and traumatized They were there in silent support

But they ht what befell their poor brother While I’ve been diligently working with Corinne over these last three weeks to battle my demons and my fears, they’re all

And that’sto realize

“I think,” I begin carefully, scanning around the table “It ood to tell you what happened to me Not just so you understand, but also so you can start toto do I think the fear of the unknown ”

“Lay it on us,” Max says

Lucas and Van nod somberly

Siirl panties, which she has never in her life had a proble brothers, and nods as well

Over the course of twoIt’s not like I can talk for that long about what I went through as there wasn’t that much to say I may have been held captive for months, but my routine was the same every day

What took tilad they asked them Because they did so in a way that didn’t make me feel weak or vulnerable There was no pity or even soft-around-the-edges sympathy They were matter-of-fact in their curiosities because they want to understand me, and they knew I’d respond best if this was treated -it-out kumbaya session