Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 12

Ike was totally floored.

He turned and went into the kitchen.

His mom was the boss of the house.

"Mom, I'm telling the truth."

Hot on his mom's heels, Ike said anxiously, "Why won't you guys believe me?"

Fiona pointed at her son and said, "These veggies aren't washed yet. Go wash them for me. Then chop them up for the salad."

Ike looked at the vegetables in the basket, quickly took them to the sink, filled a basin with water, and started washing them.

While washing, he continued, "Mom, I'm not making any of this up. Do you remember my classmate from Silverbrook University, Stefan? He and I have a mutual junior, Gabriel, who works in the registration office. It was Gabriel who told me. He said Stefan got married today. I wanted to confirm it, so I called Stefan. Guess who answered his phone? It was my sister Lucinda. She told me herself that she was the one who registered marriage with Stefan."

"This scared the crap out of me. I dropped everything, rushed back to tell you guys."

Fiona seemed to not hear him, continuing her chores.

Ike finished washing the veggies, chopped them up, put them in a dish, and handed it to his mother.

"Mom, are you listening?"

"I'm listening."

"Then why aren't you reacting?"


"Talk is cheap. Unless Lucinda brings your classmate home and shows me some evidences of their marriage, I won't believe she's married."

"They'll definitely be back tomorrow. Stefan said he wanted to meet

cooking a dish

about something like this? It's about

that

rushed back. Would I be this urgent if it

new relationship since then. I know that she knows your classmate, but I didn't hear about them

this the result of your constant nagging? Lucinda was scared by your nagging, so she just

complaining about

his sister was married, then his mother would start nagging him to get married

thought, "Oh god! To keep the peace, I decided to apply for a business trip to the farthest

with the spatula, Ike quickly backed

my sister. When Lucinda comes back, tell her to leave Stefan immediately


was not

badmouthing him in

Is there something wrong with

daughter was of marriageable age, partly because she wanted her

would never let her daughter marry a man she didn't

can trap people in a dilemma during casual chats." Ike told his mother what he knew about Stefan, "In school, he never dated

a smile. He was tall, good-looking, and seemed healthy. Could he be

and didn't want to date. You're saying he has a problem, Ike, is it right

say this behind his back. A normal man, faced with so many pursuers, how could he be indifferent? He must have a physical or psychological problem."

discussed Stefan's behavior, thinking he had a problem, not that he was really

high school, but it didn't last.

it doesn't mean that he

dating experiences, except for


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