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.

my marriage was settled before I was even

I had no say

I had always acted in a way I thought

bite before keeping the rest for him. When he ate

students behind the school. I would cheer him on, risking the possibility of getting into trouble myself. Then, I would spend all my money to buy the medication

cheer him on when he was playing sports,

loved him. Since I liked him

that outburst that night that I realized I was nothing more than a clingy neighbor he couldn’t seem to get rid of. He was already sick

explained why he always frowned when he saw me. He never smiled at me, and the way he looked at me

and Dad. Having finished cleaning up the Whites’ kitchen,

…” Mom started, but she couldn’t seem to say anything, so she

mother to me, so I knew she felt as bad as I did because of

Aunt Mel were close friends who had coincidentally bought apartment units opposite of each other. They lived there for the next 20 years

that Aunt Mel and

that such a mess had happened, my relationship with Felix wasn’t the only one at stake.

I couldn’t bear to see her get

young, but I also understood that feelings couldn’t

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