Vloz and Hurman both kept quiet. They were plenty smart enough to understand what that meant. But when Oli briefly paused there, they didn't bother saying a word. Patiently, they waited for Oli to take another sip of wine.
Oli continued, "In that world, I was born into an average home with average wealth. There was nothing special about it. I rarely saw my parents growing up. They were always out of the house working, drinking, or gambling.
"It was hard on me, but I didn't realize how hard that reality was until years later when my mom had what she called 'an accident' with a man other than my father. Only a couple of months later, my little sister Melody was born. And it was then that I realized how little my parents cared about us. Only after seeing how they ignored or ridiculed Melody did I recognize how deep we were in the shit…"
