Prompt 2: Family [open]
Family. It’s the most important thing in this world whether you’re an ordinary or a transgenic. It’s what defines us and most often it’s what makes us who we are.
When I was still in Manticore, my family was my unit. They were my brothers and sisters and when we escaped from Manticore, the thought of finding them again was what kept me alive and sane.
When I was first on the outside, I was miserable that I didn’t have a normal family of a mother, a father, and a sibling or two. I hated the fact that I had no idea who my parents were, not that I had a normal set of parents. Instead of parents, I have donors to my genetic cocktail. But at least I had my brothers and sisters and I focused on finding them.
By the time I started finding my long-lost siblings, I had found another family in Seattle through Original Cindy, Logan, Sketchy, Kendra and the others. They were what kept me going when I was back in Manticore, struggling to stay the person that I’d become and not the person that Renfro wanted to mould me into.
Now I am surrounded by more family than I know what to do with and I am supposed to keep them all safe from those that hate us and those that made us. And even though there are days when I want to be free of my responsibilities, family is what drives me.