Chain: Hold or leave it
My Father and Mother knew each other since they were child. They were best of friends; they both knew each other’s family. Papa was secretly in love with Mama. When Mama left to marry someone in 455 miles away from where Papa was, my Father flew to stop the marriage and told Mama of his love for her. They secretly got married instead. Papa went back to their hometown, Mama stayed since she has her business on where they got married. Mama helped Papa to finish college. After College they reunited again. However, my Father’s family never liked my Mother. They don’t like her for their son and their brother. Growing up I saw how they emotionally hurt, scolded, blamed and degraded Mama. As a kid, I never understood how it feels like to always try to earn someone’s trust and see your worth from them. When we got older, Mama eventually got tired. Worst, when Papa died Mama does not want any more connection with them. However, she still shows respect to them in whichever way she...