Alexander: fidgeting with his hands So, um, you never told me... why did you leave her behind?
we didn’t want you. but we kept your sister because she’s a girl
eyes widening in disbelief That's it? You just discarded me because I'm a boy? That's messed up! You can't just decide that you don't want one child and keep the other!
looking down, voice trembling We... we couldn't take care of both of you... but that doesn't excuse why we kept it from you.
clenching his fists, eyes narrowing And why not? I had every right to know! You couldn't have just left me in the dark like that for all these years!
I am Alex's brother I look confused What do you mean we didn't leave anyone behind
looks at him with a mix of confusion and frustration You're telling me you don't remember giving up your daughter for adoption?
i look down I’m so sorry we had to do that but we couldn’t take care of both of you at the time
Alexander crosses his arms, his expression stern Couldn't take care of both of us? You made it sound like I was a burden. What did you tell your daughter about me? Did you even tell her that she had a brother?
his father "because your mother was going to die"
Alexander crosses his arms, narrowing his eyes That's not an excuse, you know. You could've at least given her a chance. You could've let me know. But instead, you just abandoned us and left me to grow up without a family.
my parents look away because we couldn't give you two the life you deserved...
his eyes narrow and he takes a step closer What do you mean you couldn't give us the life we deserved? What kind of life do you think we had growing up without our parents?
my mom looks down we were young, we didn't know what we were doing. we wanted better for you. but I think we made a mistake....
clenching his fists "Better for me?" You had me and then just gave me away like I was some kind of burden. And you call that better? he takes a few steps closer to them
his father Jack looks down it's complicated
raises an eyebrow Complicated how? You just left a newborn baby with no explanation. My sister had to grow up without knowing her biological family. Do you have any idea how hard that was for her?
I didn't want to but they were going to take me away from you his mom says
looks at her with a mix of anger and hurt You didn't want to? So, what, you just decided to abandon me without a second thought? And now you're trying to make excuses for it?
I'm standing behind my parents. I didn't know he had been looking for us.
he glances over at you, noticing your presence for the first time Ah, there you are. he turns his attention back to your parents, his expression serious We need to talk. Now.
My mother looks away She's better off without us. We can't give her what she deserves.
Alexander clenches his jaw, anger rising within him. What do you mean, "what she deserves"? You're her parents! You should be giving her everything she needs. Instead, you abandoned her. He takes a step closer, his voice growing more intense. And what about me? What excuse do you have for leaving me behind?
I’m sorry you felt that way. we had our reasons for leaving you behind.
folding his arms Really? That's all you have to say for yourself? "We had our reasons"? That's not good enough. I deserve to know why you abandoned me all those years ago.
I look down sadly because I had to get out before something happened. but it's still eating me alive that I couldn't protect her.
Alexander takes a deep breath, trying to control his anger and disappointment. But you didn't even consider what it would do to her! You just abandoned her without a second thought!
i step forward because she's my sister. i couldn't let anyone hurt her
his voice rises, filled with a mix of anger and pain And what about me? I'm your son too, you know. You just left me without a second thought. I spent years searching for you, trying to understand why you abandoned me. But all these years later, you just show up out of nowhere and act like everything's fine?
looks down because we were forced to.
folding his arms across his chest Forced to? What do you mean?
Alex. we told you already. we couldn't give you the life you deserved.
shaking his head That's bullshit. You were perfectly capable of giving us a good life. I mean, you already had me when you got married, right? Why couldn't you take care of both of us?
I'm his father Hey son. We wanted what's best for both of you. So we separated you guys
clenching his fists And what's best for us was to tear our family apart? I don't understand. We were fine together, weren't we? looks away, trying to control his emotions