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 before I was even

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

in a way I thought wives were supposed to. In everything I did,

would take a bite before keeping the rest for him. When he ate

with the other students behind the school. I would cheer him on, risking

him on when he was playing sports,

Since I liked him so much and

was nothing more than a clingy neighbor he couldn’t seem to

he always frowned when he saw me. He never smiled at

Mom and Dad. Having finished

today …” Mom started, but she couldn’t seem to say anything, so she just pulled me into her arms as

probably never thought that her beloved daughter would be humiliated like that. She was a loving mother to

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

such, it could be said that Aunt

with Felix wasn’t the only one at stake. Mom and Aunt Mel’s relationship

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

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

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