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.

that, my marriage was

understood what being a wife really meant, I had no say in

in a way I thought wives were supposed

before keeping the rest for him. When he ate it,

both of our bags as he fought with the other students behind the school. I would cheer him on, risking the possibility of getting into trouble myself.

him on when he was playing sports, yet all I received in return was

accompanied him, and loved him. Since I liked him so much and

more than a clingy neighbor he couldn’t seem to get rid of. He was already sick

smiled at me,

back at home with Mom and Dad. Having finished cleaning up the Whites’ kitchen, we were now slumped on the

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

a loving mother to me, so I

units opposite of each other. They lived there for the next 20 years

said that Aunt Mel

that such a mess had happened, my relationship with Felix wasn’t the only one at stake. Mom and Aunt Mel’s relationship was

Aunt Mel, and I couldn’t bear

also understood that feelings couldn’t be

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