*~*Zaley's POV*~*
My family means well. I know that. And that's why, during this time between the holidays, I always put on a mask and hide what I truly feel. I love them too much to let them know how hard things are for me. It would destroy me if my parents knew that, despite their best efforts, and the people they've punished in the past, people still saw me as an evil villain in the making. It would devastate them, and I didn't want to be responsible for that level of pain in their lives. No, I will be fine dealing with it on my own. Even if that was essentially just hiding away and ignoring my problems.
