My Mom Sacrificed My Future for My CousinChapter 1
When I got home for the holidays, my mom dropped a bombshell that my cousin was going abroad to study using my savings.
My parents didn’t care that I threatened to die rather than accept it. They shoved my bank card into my aunt’s hands like it was nothing.
Three years later, my cousin returned after his overseas education was complete. While abroad, he even met the daughter of the wealthiest man in Albertine City. Now, he had both a successful career and a powerful marriage.
As for me, since my parents sabotaged every chance I had, I failed my graduate school and civil service exams. Moreover, I was forced into a blind date and married the woman that was arranged by my aunt. So, I was doomed to live the same backbreaking, dirt-covered life as my parents.
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When the Day of The Death Festival came, I returned home to visit the grave and remember the death. That was when I overheard my mother, sobbing in front of my grandfather’s grave.
“Dad, don’t worry. I took good care of my little sister. I fulfilled all your expectations.”
I crept up the hillside quietly. My grandfather’s gravestone was just ahead. From a distance, I could see my parents kneeling before the grave while continuously scattering the flowers in their hands.
“Dad, rest easy. You asked me to be kind, to be patient, to take care of my sister and I did.”
“Now, her son, Mateo, has returned from studying abroad. He got a great job at a good company and even found himself a rich wife. They’re such a perfect match! Mateo’s enjoying the happiness in his life.”
My father assisted my mother in arranging the offerings and food for the death and then paid respect to my grandfather’s tombstone, then said, “Dad, as your son-in-law, I asked you to please pray for our family and Santiago.”
My mother scoffed in annoyance. “Enough. Don’t mention that useless one.” She waved a dismissive hand, sneering. “Look at Mateo, then look at him. What a disgrace. He couldn’t even pass the civil service exam and couldn’t get into grad school. Thank God Mateo had the guts to study abroad and marry rich people. Then look at him, acting all bitter just because we didn’t bring him here. So unlucky …”
A grin spread across my father's face as he stood there. He appeased her, "Yes. Please, don't be mad, Dear. Dad’s watching.”