Natalia
"Wow!" I say, after hearing Aidan's side of a story I thought as only mine. We stare at each other for a while in silence. I don't know what he is thinking, but we are both very emotional and there are no words to describe how we feel right now, so we just stay silent while we process every reaction from each other. Aidan's eyes are red and glossy. He wipes his eyes and I look away, trying to give him some space and privacy.
I lower my head and stay deep in thought. In my story, all these years, Aidan was just the villain. Now that I have discovered this is also his story to tell, an experience he hasn't escaped from, something that made him and his family suffer, my feelings are divided. I never thought this conversation would be so unexpected.
