I swallow hard as I try to gather my thoughts. “Yeah, this whole thing is a bit intense for me. I don’t know if you know who I am in relation to them, but as far as I know, they’re my only blood relations besides my parents. I grew up in the Czech Republic, so being here, in the place where I should have grown up in… it’s a lot.”
“It sounds like a good opportunity for you to learn about your roots while you’re here then,” Rolando suggests, and for the first time, I hear a light accent coming through his words. I’m not sure where he’s from, but there’s a distinct way he says certain words. I’m not going to pry, but maybe I’ll find out soon enough.
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