❝We are the same, Ai.❞
❝That's where you're wrong, Gaara.❞
His brows furrowed in confusion. With an unidentified emotion swirling inside his seafoam eyes, he asked, ❝How so?❞
I smiled bitterly at him. ❝You are from the light. The others may see you as some abomination, but they couldn't be more wrong. You were born carrying the undying love of your mother, despite what you've been through. Trust me when I say, she loves you with everything she has.❞
Despite the aweful truth of the matter, I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief because the man who saved me, the boy who showed me the beauty of the world, won't end up like me. Gaara will have a bright future....but one without me in it.
❝What makes you different then?❞ He asked, probably not believing a word I said. That should be expected of Sabaku no Gaara. When it comes to himself, he sure likes to deny so much.
❝You are no monster, Gaara. But that doesn't mean I'm not. Hell is where I was born. Hell is where I was raised. This hell is where I'm from and this hell is where I'll stay.❞
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