brotherly love

Brotherly love shared with the same woman

I murmured, my vision blurry and my body feeling like somebody had beaten me with a bat after my ringing phone woke me up. It was 2:30 am. God, who is it now? It was an unfamiliar number. “Hello,” I said, groggily. “Hey, brotherman.”

hurting others

Hurting others to get what I want

I rolled my eyes after Mom told me that she wanted me to accompany her to Dad’s place for Thanksgiving. More than a decade later, she wanted us to act like we were a happy family who were never torn apart thanks to her promiscuous

male version

The male version of me wasn’t what I wanted

“We’ve been quite forgiving of your previous misdemeanours because you’re a brilliant developer, Chrissy. But copying business information for personal use is a fireable offence. We can’t overlook this misconduct, so we’re gonna have to let you go

setup

The setup to make the truth known

I pop my lips after applying red lipstick and smile in the mirror. Tonight’s the big night. I’m excited but also nervous. Everything should be fine. I check my purse to make sure I’ve got mints, my phone and car keys. Perfect.

Making the wrong person the priority

The best day of the week for me is Sunday. My parents and I go to church and then have lunch. Mom usually spoils me with cake or other delicious desserts. She’s been doing that since I was a teenager and hasn’t stopped that tradition

person i was afraid of

Meeting the person I was afraid of

Steve holds up the mirror behind me, and I look at the flower on the right side of my back. I smile. He did a fantastic job. I always thought that the butterfly on my shoulder would be the only work I’d get on my body, but after seeing