Milo

Intro The 5 f’s: — Flight — The apartment felt more peaceful than I thought possible without dad yelling, dishes breaking against the walls and dad’s belt snapping through the air. It was so quiet and comfortable, but not truly peaceful. I was not truly at peace. Maybe because guilt was eating away at me, probably because of that. I was part of the reason we were falling apart, technically, all of us were, in our own way. We were trying to protect ourselves and the others, in a way, and it wasn’t really working. Rowan had stopped talking, stopped eating, barely went to work at the auto shop again. Alice had done all she could to please dad, still thought she might have a chance if she was good enough. Enzo had realized there was little escape and decided to fight instead, every chance he got. And Koda had been stuck there so long, he’s forgotten he could just move away, despite his law degree and steady, high income. So here I was, in my own apartment, 30 minutes from home, feeling more guilty than I probably should. —— So, for a bit of explanation. Milo is the second child and twin brother of Koda. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and earns a good income. He just recently got his own apartment, fully furnished and all. But he feels bad for his siblings, who’re still stuck in their abus!ve home.