Because of that, I swore that I would change.

My twisted relationship with Felix started when I was still in Mom’s womb.

Aunt Mel and Mom were best friends, and coincidentally, they both lived right opposite each other on the same level in the same apartment block. Thus, our families were close to each other.

When Mom was pregnant with me, Felix was still a toddler who waddled around in diapers.

Aunt Mel had been watching Felix play under a tree and suggested, “Harper, if your child is a girl, she should just marry Felix so we could all be a happy family!”

Mom had replied, “Well, that’s not up to me. We’ll let her decide in the future.”

“Felix, come here! Would you like the girl in Aunt Harper’s belly to be your wife?” Aunt Mel asked.

Felix had laid in Mom’s lap, giggling as he sucked on his thumb and mumbled the word “wife” repeatedly. He had amused Mom and Aunt Melinda so much that they decided to go ahead with the unofficial betrothal.

just like that, my marriage was settled

I understood what being a wife really meant, I had no say in the matter anymore. Besides, I wasn’t opposed

in a way I thought wives were supposed to.

would take a bite before keeping the rest for him. When he ate it, albeit unwillingly,

behind the school. I would cheer him on, risking

he was playing sports, yet all I received in return was

pedestal. I cared for him, accompanied him, and loved him. Since I liked

that I realized I was nothing more than a clingy neighbor he

he saw me. He never smiled at

Mom and Dad. Having finished cleaning up the Whites’ kitchen, we were now slumped

to say anything, so she just

probably never thought that her beloved daughter would be humiliated like that. She was a loving mother to me, so I knew she felt

were close friends who had coincidentally bought apartment units opposite of each

such, it could be said that Aunt Mel and Mom

mess had happened, my relationship with Felix wasn’t the only one at

deeply about Aunt Mel, and I couldn’t bear to see her get

might be young, but I also understood that feelings couldn’t

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