"I guess, I did had them hoping."
"They're embarrassed that you're related to them."
"I'm a bit embarrassed as well. But I already know they are. I can see it in their eyes. You know eyes don't lie, right? Especially, to those who know the secret."
"You knew? If you knew, why didn't you do something about it? They're expecting so many things from you. The least you can do is try. At the very least, try. Go get yourself cleaned up, wear decent clothes, fix yourself-"
"It took me a great deal finding who I really am. And you want me, for them, to give up who I am?"
"What? No, that's not what I-"
"For many years, I did my best to be who they want me to be. I never want to be like that. I just want to write poems, I want to draw sketches, I want to paint, I want to tell stories. I want to be an artist who make life. But.. but that's not what they want. That's not what they want for me. I also want to fall in love. No one noticed it, right? I, too, want to love but because they're expecting so much from me, I can't. I had to give up on my dreams. It's because I had to give something in return. Of what they gave me. It's me giving back. It's me paying my debt to them. I need to show them my gratitude. And.. I'm not supposed to complain. I'm not supposed to complain. And now that they no longer need me. Now that too much time have been lost. What am I supposed to do? What can I do? It's too late for me. I know that you know it, right?"
"I didn't know. I just want you to go take a bath and, you know, fix yourself, your appearance. We're going on a family dinner, don't you remember? We're having a reunion. We're eating out tonight. You can't enter if you're not suiting up. But I didn't know you've been bottling.. quite a few things."
"They're paying, right? It's free food where we're going?"
"Yeah but that's not what's import-"
"You should've said that right from the start. Give me a few minutes. I'll go get ready."
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