Different family

5

I didn't know what to say. Were they making things up? What if they were telling lies to hide something? My mind was in a whirl and I didn't know what to feel. I sat in my seat, my mind blank, not knowing how to respond. Shortly after this, my "parents" motioned to my siblings to leave the dinner table.

For the next 15 minutes, my "parents" explained to me that they were here to protect me, and that the people that had taken care of me previously were dangerous and were now taken care of. It was now their duty to keep me from harm. Obviously, I did not believe a word they said, but instead nodded my head, pretending to agree and accept what they were telling me when deep down, I was afraid.