Rachel was the first one to speak.
"I know my family has met with the Mayor before but I didn't know he had a daughter…"
Crystal grimaced in response. She gripped one of her arms as she replied
"Yeah…They are very prideful and inflexible people..I am the product of a 'youthful indiscretion'... At least that's what they told me. Anyways! Enough about that. What are we going to do when we log out?"
Adam's expression crumpled as he couldn't help but feel a sense of companionship with Crystal. Like him, she was isolated despite having a family who shared her blood. He threw a glance at the others and noticed looks of sympathy and pity.
That is not what anybody in her situation would want. Pity and sympathy only add to the pain…She needs understanding.
Adam simply nodded his head in Crystal's direction before he followed up
