“I wanted to die. I wasn’t allowed to say that, not out loud. The one time I did – and it was only hyperbole – Dad freaked out and threatened to send me to a hospital. “Don’t ever joke about that, Darius.” I didn’t really want to die, anyway. I just wanted to slip into a black hole and never come out.”

“I wanted to die. I wasn’t allowed to say that, not out loud. The one time I did – and it was only hyperbole – Dad freaked out and threatened to send me to a hospital. “Don’t ever joke about that, Darius.” I didn’t really want to die, anyway. I just wanted to slip into a black hole and never come out.”

— Adib Khorram