"So he's trying to be good and rehabilitate and his reward for that is captivity?" That didn't track for him either. If his brother wanted to change, why didn't they help him? "He wants to be a better person but that's never going to happen if he stays like this. You think they did what they did to us so we could be good people? No one who wants him, or us, wants good."

He sat back down, reluctant and tired, putting his head in his hands. "If he likes someone, why not use them to help him? Why use me?" It just didn't seem fair. "I haven't done anything bad. I don't have a criminal record. I've never hurt anyone either. I gamble and fuck around but not illegally. Why am I pawn?"