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

a dish

would I joke about something like

to stress that he was telling the

Would I

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

your constant nagging? Lucinda was scared by your nagging,

complaining about

then his mother would start

keep the peace, I decided to apply for a business trip to the farthest place possible. If

to whack him with the spatula, Ike quickly

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


worry was

badmouthing him in front of

there something wrong

always pushing her daughter to get married and arranging blind dates for her. Partly because her daughter was of marriageable age, partly because she wanted her daughter to

would never let her daughter marry a

he knew about Stefan, "In school, he never dated any girls, but he didn't have a good relationship with the guys either. There were countless girls chasing him, but he

polite young man. Each time they met, he greeted them with a smile. He was tall, good-looking, and seemed healthy. Could

on his studies and didn't want to date. You're saying he has a problem, Ike, is it right for you to badmouth your

his back. A normal man, faced with so many pursuers, how

had a problem, not that he was

relationship in high school, but it didn't last. After

doesn't have a formal girlfriend now, it doesn't mean that he was single throughout

had dating experiences, except


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