Chapter 9

Being the middle child in a family can be challenging. You are the least priority and least favorite. I don't mind at all. Even though Shun is the youngest, I occasionally have a tendency to be envious of him but I can't do anything about it. I'm only a year older than him. However, he occasionally irritates me. Naturally, we end up fighting when I lose my patience with him. But for us, that is typical. That is how we truly show our affection for one another.

Valentino, our dearest brother, is a pilot. Therefore, there are times when only the three of us—including Auntie Alejandra—are at home. We only bond with him sometimes when he doesn't have work. But when he gets home, we either leave town or he gives us food. And when he's away from the house, Shun will sleep in my room and I'll sleep in his. That is why whenever Shun sleeps in my room, I always have my doubts.

Similar to the pair of socks he abandoned. That has happened before. My room is often so disorganized that it appears a