Chapter 9: Tough Choice

Chapter 9: Tough Choice

Eltan Storm

"Hey, Eltan, what's up?" asked my eldest sister-in-law, Alena.

"Hey, Xian. Oh, my God, he has grown up so much!" I gushed over the little baby boy in her lap.

Alena shot me a flat look through the laptop screen. "You could at least acknowledge his mother," she muttered.

"What's to acknowledge about you, Big Sis? You're as pretty as ever, but Xian has grown up," I reasoned, my hands itching to hold my nephew in my arms. But they were now temporarily staying in New York as Elian was expanding our business there.

"Sure, sure. What do you want? I'm busy."

"Busy doing what exactly? It's the weekend."

Alena rolled her eyes. "I'm a mother and a wife, Eltan. I'm always busy."

"Sure, that's why Big Bro is surfing Netflix for a movie to watch with you guys." I could see the black and red reflection of the Netflix display on the cup Alena was drinking from.

I heard Elian laugh and say, "Busted."

I watched as Alena threw a cushion at her husband from the couch,