Decision
Coming of age for boys in my tribe has always been very grim. In our case the severity of this day is magnified at least a hundred fold, twins were never really liked in this part of the world. Not since after the experiments. My brother is obviously weaker than I am. At first glance we may look identical, but once you look twice you can see the differences we share. My body is strong and lean compared to my younger brothers frail stature. I stand with pride written on my face while my brother tries to shrink away in the shadows. It isn’t his fault he is this way, Kai always got sick when we were younger which left him no time to grow like I have. The love I have for my brother cannot stand in the way of the job my father put me on today, no matter how grim it is.
He looked confused at first as my words set in his mind. The confusion was instantly replaced with that of a fear I cannot comprehend. At first he tried to resist my iron grip, eventually giving in to the will I possess. There were tears in his eyes as I held him over the cliff, muffled attempts at speech garbled out of his mouth as he stared into my soul. I heard the desperate plea for us to run away, to live out in the wilderness together instead of dooming each other in such a way as our sick customs demand. A pang of longing stabbed through our hearts momentarily before I released my grip and he was gone from my sights. A single tear treks down my face as I hold my resolve and head back to find my father.
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