>>5905025Curiosity drives you to command your parents to reveal their deepest secrets. Your father, with his blank expression, speaks first. "I've been lying about the business trips. They're not for work; they're for pleasure, and sometimes, I take my secretaries and interns along for sex, in exchange for raises and bonuses." The words hit you like a punch to the gut. You've always seen your dad as a hardworking businessman, too busy for family affairs, but now this image shatters. He's not the hardworking professional you thought he was; he's a hypocrite, an adulterer, a pervert who leaves his family for illicit pleasures. Disgust churns inside you, twisting with a sense of betrayal. Then it's your mother's turn. She looks at you, her expression void of the fervor she usually has when discussing religion. "I don't truly believe in or care about religion," she confesses. "It's all a lie to appear morally superior to others. Deep down, I'm drawn to every sin I publicly condemn." The revelation is a slap in the face. All these years, she paraded her religious piety like a badge of honor, claiming to be a devout christian, judging and condemning others. To learn that it's all a lie, a tool for her to feel superior, ignites a burning anger within you. Standing there, you realize your parents aren't who they've always pretended to be. Their hypocrisy lies bare before you, a painful truth unveiled by the magic you now wield. You wonder, is this what lies beneath the surface of all families? Secrets and lies, a facade maintained for the sake of appearances? It's enough to make one lose their faith in humanity.
> you no longer feel guilty about using black magic> you still feel guilty about what you did> write in 