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.

mother, and I called her

had been peeling a shrimp as she said, “Time really does fly. The children are all grown up now. They’ll be leaving us soon after they take their

nearby. She’s still quite immature. I’m worried about letting her live on her own if she

Felix enroll in the

my college plans had been settled. I was right there with them, but no one even bothered to ask for my

24 years old and 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 like an older

older than me, and we grew up

on my own,

speak, the word that I said the most

he took root in my

I liked him—a lot.

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

letting our mothers make

my feelings for him … Well, if a love between

him. I liked him so much that during the nights when my mind was consumed by the thought of him, I swore

liked him so much that I thought he would be the one

to Aunt Mel while Felix sat behind me at the men’s table. Felix and I

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