It was the fall of my senior year in high school, and the weather had gotten chilly.

Felix White’s uncles, Duncan White and Eugene White, had brought their families over for a visit, and my family joined them. His family members and mine added up to about 20 people, and we were all gathered at his house for a meal.

With the help of alcohol, the atmosphere that night had become rather lively.

Since there were so many people present that day, the men were all seated at one table for drinks while the women were seated together to chat.

Everyone was chatting excitedly, and it was an extremely joyous day.

Somehow, the conversation had shifted to talk about me and Felix.

This happened every single time our families gathered together. It was quite awkward at first, but it happened so often that I had gotten used to it. It didn’t faze me anymore.

They could say whatever they liked. It wasn’t as if I could do anything about it.

was Felix’s mother, and I called her

does fly. The children are all grown

a college nearby. She’s still quite immature. I’m worried

a simple solution for that! We’ll just let Lulu and Felix enroll in the same college!

plans had been settled. I was right there with them, but

currently pursuing his master’s degree in fine art at Lincoln University. He specialized in watercolor painting. Colin rarely came home. All along, I treated him

son was Felix. Felix was one year older than me, and we grew up together. As such, I always thought that we had a good

could walk on my own, I shadowed him wherever he

speak, the word that I said the most was

was, he took root

I liked him—a lot.

young age, I had been practicing watercolor painting. I didn’t mind

fine with letting our mothers make a decision that pleased them

a love between two people was meant to

the nights when my mind was consumed by the thought of

much that I thought he would be the one for me for the rest of my

behind me at the men’s table. Felix and I had our backs to each other.

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