Love With Conditions by Mark Twain 2
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Marcus snatched the wallet up in a panic, refusing to meet my
eyes.
Then he hurriedly signaled his lackeys and took off.
I was left standing there alone, staring at his retreating figure in a daze.
Was that my mom?
My mind was a mess of thoughts the whole way home.
Was the person Marcus was so afraid of finding out actually my
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What was his relationship with her?
As I thought about it, a realization suddenly struck me.
I remembered that Mom was divorced and had a child with her
ex-husband.
But I had never seen that child since I was born,
nor had I ever heard her mention him.
Could Marcus be Mom’s other child?
Maybe he was always this bad, which was why Mom gave him
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Then Mom started a new life and had me. He couldn’t accept it and got jealous.
So he bullied me, tormented me, and took all his resentment out
on me.
But he also forbade me from telling Mom.
He threatened me, saying if I told her, he’d shut down her clothing store, but deep down he was terrified she’d find out he was bullying me.
I ran the rest of the way home. “Mom!”
I called out to her the moment I stepped through the door.
“Hey!
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You’re back. Go wash your hands, amar sanost ready.”
Dad was working late today, so it was just Mom and me for dinner.
Sitting at the table, I watched Mom while idly poking my mashed potatoes with my fork.
Seeing me like this, Mom asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, sweetie?
Is the food not to your liking today?”
I looked at her, hesitating for a moment before asking, “Mom, can you tell me about your other child?”
Mom froze, asking strangely, “What brought this up, honey? Why
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do you want to know?”
I put on a cutesy voice. “I’m just curious! Please tell me, Mom!”
Mom fell silent for a long while, a touch of sadness appearing on her face, before she finally spoke: “Let’s eat first, okay, baby? I’|| tell you after we finish, alright?”
I nodded heavily.
After dinner, I showered, and Mom was drying my hair.
“Baby, have you been under a lot of pressure with your studies lately? You’re losing quite a bit of hair.
I’ll buy some tonics tomorrow to help build you up.”
“Mmh.”
I mumbled a reply.
It wasn’t study pressure at all; it was Marcus and his crew pulling my hair. They yanked it so hard it loosened the roots, making it fall out easily.
Luckily, I’m still young, so my hair grows back fast.
Thinking of this, I wanted nothing more than to bite Marcus’s ear off.
After drying my hair, I looked up at Mom eagerly.
Seeing this, Mom smiled, then walked into the bedroom and brought out a box.
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Opening it, I found some odds and ends inside, with a photo sitting on top.
Mom took it out and handed it to me.
“This is Mom’s first child, Marcus.”
I looked at the little boy in the photo; I could indeed faintly see the resemblance to Marcus as a child.
Then, Mom slowly told me about her failed relationship.
Mom’s name is Evelyn Wright.
Not long after marrying her ex-husband, Mom gave birth to a child.
That child was Marcus.
But unexpectedly, Mom’s ex-husband changed completely after she had the baby.
The silent treatment, staying out all night, always haunting various nightclubs.
Finally, after Mom caught him in the act of cheating, she felt completely disappointed.
She poured all her affection into Marcus.
But young Marcus was just like his dad—no good.
He complained that Mom controlled him too much, that she wasn’t gentle enough, wasn’t pretty enough.
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Later, when Henry Sterling took Marcus to meet his mistress, Marcus instantly took a liking to this new mom.
Even later when Mom divorced and said Marcus would live with her ex-husband and the mistress to form a new family, Marcus was overjoyed.
He even told Mom to get lost sooner.
“From that moment on, I had no feeling for him.”
Mom stroked my head and said softly to me.
I buried my head in Mom’s lap and said in a muffled voice: “Mom, can you come pick me up from school tomorrow?”
Although Mom didn’t know why I, who was usually so
independent, asked her to pick me up, she still said gently: “Of course I can, baby.”
Deep down, I knew why Marcus targeted me and hated me.
I wanted Mom to pick me up to crush his longing for my mother right in front of him.
Mom is my mom; she’s not his anymore!
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