“Ben and I told you—no, begged you—not to follow in his footsteps.” The words are out before I can stop them. “You’re so smart. You could’ve been anything you wanted. A doctor, a rocket scientist—” “You’re right.” His winning smile disappears, and a hard, unyielding glint enters his eyes. “I could’ve been anything I wanted, so I became the only thing I wanted to be.”
