It was hard to tell and even harder to listen. Gia understood that very well. Just by hearing his uneven breathing, she could tell that he wasn't taking it well.
"I didn't want to tell you before because I wanted to reach a certain point. You would worry and tell me not to do it, so I had to lie. I am sorry." Gia's fingers were a bit red from rubbing so hard. She didn't stop doing that until she finished and felt a slight burn. Only now she realised that she hurt herself.
"You are right. I would have tried to stop you. Even now I am not willing. But you have already done it, haven't you? I can't do anything now. You have grown up now, learnt to lie and hide things from your brother?"
"You know it's not like that..." Gia mumbled with a guilty conscience. But she couldn't do anything a
