Breathe

"Okay. It's all right. Breathe. Keep calm. It's just your family." 

I've never been this nervous in my life. In a few seconds my parents and my sister will be walking through that door. They will see me for the first time since my transformation. I'm scared. What will they think? I explained them with messages and phone calls what happened to me... I told them about my misadventure with that evil witch of four months ago, and they believed me... They were just radiant to know I was fine. But seeing me in person will be different. My mother will see that I am no longer her "little boy". My father will realize that he has really lost his only son. My sister will see that I am no longer the older brother who has always protected her for the past 19 years, but a thin girl unable to protect anyone. They will see with their own eyes that Mark is no longer there. Maybe it was a mistake to contact them... Maybe I shouldn't have told them the truth. Maybe it would have been better if they thought I was just missing... I don't know. But now it's too late to change my mind. They are about to enter this room. I can only hope that they will continue to love me.