A Loyal Serpent

It is not him to blame, neither any of them. It is the circumstances, the choices, and the life they had. The choices they need to take another step in their lives, to live tomorrow, to survive.

"I think that person is in this room." Said the tallest, before the youngest echoed his words.

"That person is in this room?" The youngest turned, meeting everyone's eyes. "One of us?"

"Yes." The tallest barely moved his lips as he scans every one of them, bearing the pain of trusting someone as he reminisces all the hardships and memories they created and shared with each other.

"You mean-"

"A snake."