[His foster family was one such example. Unlike so many of the other families he'd been a part of in the past, his adoptive parents were genuine and kind. They had no reason to trust him. Quite the opposite, really. But they nevertheless put their faith in him and gave him room to breathe. They weren't overbearing. They weren't disrespectful or discriminatory. They looked at his past and had told him in no uncertain terms that it did not define him.
They deserved better than someone like him. Someone who wasn't even human. Who had even killed...
What would they think if they knew?
Kit went to take another drink but stopped, remembering to pace himself. Especially now, with such heavy thoughts dancing through his mind.]
There are monsters, too. I'm one of them. The things I've done...I want to change. I want to be better. But I don't know if I can. I don't know if I deserve that chance. And because I don't know if I deserve it, I'm afraid sometimes I really don't want it as much as I think I do...
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[His foster family was one such example. Unlike so many of the other families he'd been a part of in the past, his adoptive parents were genuine and kind. They had no reason to trust him. Quite the opposite, really. But they nevertheless put their faith in him and gave him room to breathe. They weren't overbearing. They weren't disrespectful or discriminatory. They looked at his past and had told him in no uncertain terms that it did not define him.
They deserved better than someone like him. Someone who wasn't even human. Who had even killed...
What would they think if they knew?
Kit went to take another drink but stopped, remembering to pace himself. Especially now, with such heavy thoughts dancing through his mind.]
There are monsters, too. I'm one of them. The things I've done...I want to change. I want to be better. But I don't know if I can. I don't know if I deserve that chance. And because I don't know if I deserve it, I'm afraid sometimes I really don't want it as much as I think I do...