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.

and I called her

peeling a shrimp as she said, “Time really does fly. The children are all grown up now. They’ll be leaving

quite immature. I’m worried about letting her live on her own if

simple solution for that! We’ll just let Lulu and Felix enroll in the same college! Felix will take good care of

college plans had been settled. I was right there with them, but no one even

in fine art at Lincoln University. He specialized

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 relationship with each

since I could walk on my own, I shadowed

that I said the

was, he took root in my heart, and my feelings for

I liked him—a lot.

to the same college as him. From a young age, I had been practicing watercolor painting. I didn’t mind which college I

with letting our mothers make a decision that pleased

love between two people was

that during the nights when my mind was consumed by the thought of him, I

him so much that I thought he would be the one for me for the

and I had our backs to

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