A Lost and Lonely Child – I Never Belonged

‘I stopped smiling, the feeling of belonging faded as I realised that her reaction was not so much about me, but about my brother. The son she had lost forever, thanks to a war. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe it was out of love. Maybe she was scared to lose another son. Whatever the reason was, I will never know, but what was certain, was that I was not afraid to become another lost child of the family. I already was.’