One Day I'll Fly Away....

My name is Lyra. I have 4 brothers; Adam, Seth, Kanani and Lucas. Life for our kind is not easy. We were thought to be myths. Stuff of legend and scary stories that parents tell their children when they misbehave. We live on the outer lands in the Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico and have settled in an abandoned warehouse that we have learned to call our permanent home...or at least we hope to. The air is thin and dry up in the mountains, and that normally keeps people away, but that doesn't mean that they don't try to find us.

I am 19 years old, but for our kind, we age at a slower rate than humans (ex:every 10 years for a human is approximately 2 years for us). Lucas is 20, Kanani and Seth; twins; are both 19, but I'm older than both of them by a few months, and Adam is 22. Despite our age differences, I am the one who keeps us stable and alive. I cook, clean, love, and care for my brothers. And watch for any whom intend to hurt my family or use us in any way shape or form.

And over the years, I have come to realize and understand the overused term "family"; that it is not defined by blood; But by loyalty, love and the bond you share with one another. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs and accept you for who you are; what you are.... and who would do anything to see you smile and love you no matter what.

But that's the one thing I'm afraid of the most; never being loved for who I was and who/ what I am now. Never to find my one true love; my soul mate...and being internally lonely for the rest of my life.

My name is Lyra....and we are Griffins.