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Giselle Saavedra“Traitors!” I shouted loudly. Bernard immediately stood up. But instead of apologizing, he was angry.“This is your fault, too; if you hadn't always been so difficult and uptight, I wouldn't have looked for someone else,” Bernard said.I landed a hard slap on Bernard’s cheek. “You have absolutely no shame! You’re actually blaming *me* for your cheating? And you, Annie—you’re shameless! You betrayed your own cousin!” Annie teared up, unable to answer.“We’re done, Bernard. Go be together!” I spat on the floor and quickly walked away.I drove fast while crying, not knowing where I was going; I just kept driving wherever the road led. I was completely orphaned, so I had no parents or siblings to turn to for comfort.Bea—one of the few people close to me—had betrayed me. Even the man I had loved for five years had deceived me. And what hurt the most was that he had replaced me with my own flesh and blood.Was it a sin not to give herself away yet? To her, her virginity wa

Jake JohnsonI couldn't believe that the woman who had kept me up at night—restless and unable to sleep properly for nearly a month—didn't want to be with me.She even wanted to just forget what happened. Was it really that easy? Yet, she had been frantic in her search for me.It was rare for me to take an interest in a woman. My parents had long been pressuring me to find a wife, but I adamantly refused, especially when they tried to set me up with someone.The reason was that I suffered from Oligospermia. No one knew about it except my parents. It is a condition where sperm count is lower than normal, increasing the risk of infertility in men.I was afraid of being judged if women found out I might be infertile; that fear was also what turned me into a woman-hater.Then, a month ago, my friend Kevin invited me to dinner with his younger sister.At first, I didn't agree, but Kevin pleaded with me to humor his sister, Belle, since she had just returned from the States. I couldn't say