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Marcus snatched the wallet up in a panic, refusing to meet my\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he hurriedly signaled his lackeys and took off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was left standing there alone, staring at his retreating figure in a daze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was that my mom?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mind was a mess of thoughts the whole way home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was the person Marcus was so afraid of finding out actually my\u00a0<\/p>\n
This book had been added on your bookshelf. mom?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What was his relationship with her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
As I thought about it, a realization suddenly struck me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I remembered that Mom was divorced and had a child with her\u00a0<\/p>\n
ex-husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I had never seen that child since I was born,\u00a0<\/p>\n
nor had I ever heard her mention him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could Marcus be Mom\u2019s other child?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe he was always this bad, which was why Mom gave him\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Then Mom started a new life and had me. He couldn\u2019t accept it and got jealous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So he bullied me, tormented me, and took all his resentment out\u00a0<\/p>\n
on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he also forbade me from telling Mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He threatened me, saying if I told her, he\u2019d shut down her clothing store, but deep down he was terrified she\u2019d find out he was bullying me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I ran the rest of the way home. \u201cMom!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I called out to her the moment I stepped through the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey!\u00a0<\/p>\n
This book had been added on your bookshelf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You\u2019re back. Go wash your hands, amar sanost ready.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dad was working late today, so it was just Mom and me for dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sitting at the table, I watched Mom while idly poking my mashed potatoes with my fork.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing me like this, Mom asked in confusion, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, sweetie?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is the food not to your liking today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at her, hesitating for a moment before asking, \u201cMom, can you tell me about your other child?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom froze, asking strangely, \u201cWhat brought this up, honey? Why\u00a0<\/p>\n
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do you want to know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I put on a cutesy voice. \u201cI\u2019m just curious! Please tell me, Mom!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom fell silent for a long while, a touch of sadness appearing on her face, before she finally spoke: \u201cLet\u2019s eat first, okay, baby? I\u2019|| tell you after we finish, alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded heavily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After dinner, I showered, and Mom was drying my hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBaby, have you been under a lot of pressure with your studies lately? You\u2019re losing quite a bit of hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll buy some tonics tomorrow to help build you up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMmh.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I mumbled a reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luckily, I\u2019m still young, so my hair grows back fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thinking of this, I wanted nothing more than to bite Marcus\u2019s ear off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After drying my hair, I looked up at Mom eagerly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing this, Mom smiled, then walked into the bedroom and brought out a box.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Opening it, I found some odds and ends inside, with a photo sitting on top.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom took it out and handed it to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Mom\u2019s first child, Marcus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at the little boy in the photo; I could indeed faintly see the resemblance to Marcus as a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, Mom slowly told me about her failed relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom\u2019s name is Evelyn Wright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not long after marrying her ex-husband, Mom gave birth to a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That child was Marcus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But unexpectedly, Mom\u2019s ex-husband changed completely after she had the baby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The silent treatment, staying out all night, always haunting various nightclubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, after Mom caught him in the act of cheating, she felt completely disappointed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She poured all her affection into Marcus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But young Marcus was just like his dad\u2014no good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He complained that Mom controlled him too much, that she wasn\u2019t gentle enough, wasn\u2019t pretty enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Later, when Henry Sterling took Marcus to meet his mistress, Marcus instantly took a liking to this new mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He even told Mom to get lost sooner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom that moment on, I had no feeling for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom stroked my head and said softly to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I buried my head in Mom\u2019s lap and said in a muffled voice: \u201cMom, can you come pick me up from school tomorrow?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Mom didn\u2019t know why I, who was usually so\u00a0<\/p>\n
independent, asked her to pick me up, she still said gently: \u201cOf course I can, baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Deep down, I knew why Marcus targeted me and hated me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wanted Mom to pick me up to crush his longing for my mother right in front of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom is my mom; she\u2019s not his anymore!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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