I'm the Stranger in Our Family Group
He almost never posted in the group chat, but this time, he chimed in with a single line, "If you don't come back today, don't ever bother coming back!"
I watched the notifications pop up one by one, each message twisting like a knife in my chest. I finally turned the phone face down on the table and chose silence.
Hector slid a bowl of oatmeal in front of me. "Eat first."
During those two days with Hector, I completely cut myself off from my family.
On Saturday afternoon, he drove me out to a hot spring resort in the countryside.
As we soaked in the steaming water, I asked him, "Do you know what I like to eat?"
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