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"You'd be an idiot not to tell her."
"You think she's going to leave," I say.
Oscar stands up and places a hand on my shoulder.
"I think all good things come to an end," he says.
"Then why even bother?"
"Because some things are worth fighting for."
Oscar leaves, undoubtedly walking to some random part of the house to set up fort for the night, and I'm left alone with my thoughts. I don't really want to lose her. No, I definitely don't want to lose her.
It's just that there's a lot about Alex that I don't know. There's so much she doesn't know about me. Most recently, we've got the entire issue with my dad, and...
I don't know how this is going to change our relationship.
And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do next.
31.
Alex
My brother got adopted.
He has a new name now, and I don’t know if I’m going to be able to find him after all. I don’t plan on telling anyone about this discovery just yet, but Beatrice is more self-aware than she gives herself credit for, and she notices me freaking out silently at home.
“What’s going on?”
“Nothing.”
“Try again.”
“It’s Aaron.”
“Your brother?”
“Yes.”
“You found him.”
“Sort of,” I say. “He got adopted.”
“Is that a good thing?” She’s gentle with her tone. Not every foster kid wants to get adopted. Most do, sure, but there’s a certain social assumption that goes with adoption. It’s like, you’re giving up on your birth parents in every sense of the word. When you get adopted, you’re giving up on the life you used to have. You’re doing something else, something different.
