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Chapter 3

Author: Another Spring
Ever since Gwen suggested that Nate organize our engagement party, I had had my suspicions.

However, my parents promised me that it was all genuine.

“Oliver, you’ll only have an engagement party once in your lifetime.

“Why would we let Nate play a prank on such an important event?”

Gwen also convinced me that it was real.

“Nate just wants to ease your load for the engagement party, so you can be the most handsome fiance there ever will be.”

I had finally agreed to that.

While they were out shopping with Nate, I took out the pendrive labeled “Oliver’s Happiest Memories” and plugged it into my laptop.

When I clicked on a video, I heard muffled laughs.

My back was drenched in cold sweat when I heard the familiar voice.

In the video, my parents and Nate told me to finish the birthday cake.

I was twelve years old in that video. I had a black-and-white cake-like mush in my mouth.

I asked carefully, “Mom, Dad, what’s this cake made of? I really can’t eat it anymore.”

After I finished the cake, Nate, who was ten years old, laughed so hard that his face turned red.

“It’s made of cow dung and maggots! What an idiot! Hahaha!

“You are such a glutton! You’ll eat anything!”

He watched as I tried to make myself throw up.

My parents could not even hold their phones still. They were laughing so hard that the video was shaky.

Immediately after, the next video started playing.

In one video, I woke up and realized that there was a snake in my bed. I fainted in fright.

In another, I was stuck in a non-functioning lift, and I peed my pants from fear.

They exposed my journal detailing my crush on a popular girl at school, and I was laughed at for three years because of that.

All those videos detailed my darkest and most humiliating moments.

Nate had edited them into a series, and he even added special sound effects.

He was planning to play it before all our relatives and friends at my engagement party, which was supposed to be one of the happiest days of my life.

My parents and Gwen knew about all this.

My hands went cold.

I felt nauseous and could not hold back my vomit.

I took some time to compose myself. Then, I trudged back to the room and deleted the videos one by one. After that, I replaced them with the recordings I had prepared.

I waited for my family to return from their shopping trip.

My parents then looked for me.

“We got your tux for the engagement. Try it on!”

I carefully took it.

Nate rolled his eyes. “What are you pretending for? Are you paranoid? Do you think everyone will always prank you?”

I did not answer. Instead, I looked at my parents.

“Mom, Dad, do you truly wish for me to be happy?”

My parents were stunned and laughed.

“Silly child, what are you talking about?

“It’s just a game. Of course, we love you and want you to be happy.”

They grabbed my hands and pretended as though they had no “pranks” planned for the next day.

Gwen walked over and put her hand on my waist.

“I know Nate’s naughty.

“If it’s any consolation, I’ll keep an eye on him for you,” Gwen said casually.

I pretended like I had not seen them exchange sneaky glances at each other. They were looking forward to humiliating me.

I pulled Gwen’s hand away.

“Thanks, Mom. Thanks, Dad. Nate, thank you as well.

“You are the people I love the most in the world. I have a present for you at my engagement party.”

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