Chapter 206

• ALAY BENJAMIN
• I leave the little bag on the bed and simply gaze at it. It's not normal for me to feel like I'm betraying my mother if I open it and see the gift. It's not normal for me to be curious about wanting to meet my maternal family. It's also not normal what they did to her just for their benefit, and that makes me wonder what they could do to me.
• So, with those last thoughts crossing my mind, I decide to put the gift in one of the drawers of the nightstand and leave it there until I feel like opening it. Maybe it's a ring, a necklace, or something symbolic related to family.