Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

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.

marriage was settled before I was even

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

was a kid, I had always acted in a way I thought wives were supposed to.

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

hold on to 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. Then, I would spend all my money to buy the medication for

sports,

cared for him, accompanied him, and loved him. Since I liked him so much and treated him

nothing more than a clingy neighbor he couldn’t seem to get rid of. He was already

He never smiled at me,

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

seem to say anything,

mother to me,

units opposite of each other. They lived there for

Aunt Mel and Mom were as close

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

I couldn’t bear to see

be young, but I also