Chapter13:

“Heya little sis.” my brother’s crackled through my laptop’s speaker.  I sat on my bed with the laptop lying on my crossed legs, my door closed against parental intruders. Sunday afternoons were always the best part of my week. It was the only time I could relax and express whatever was in my mind to the one person in my life who would understand no matter what. While Kayla was my best friend and I trusted her with most of my secret thoughts, she didn’t always understand where I came from – our cultures and backgrounds were too far apart. Niklos, on the other hand, had to share every situation with me and therefore he knew me better than anyone else. It was just sad that I couldn’t tell him about Morpheus. That was one thing he would never understand. “Heya big bro” I replied, turning on my camera so I could blow him a kiss. He chuckled and turned on his camera, revealing – surprisingly – a spotless room. The empty fast-food cartons were absent, as was the dirty laundry which once litt