Chapter 133

WELCOME JASON Waking up on Sunday with many things planned for the day, I have mixed feelings. Jason landing at noon today is making me very happy to finally meet my brother and to show him what my life has become after marriage and with two kids in the house now. I am excited for him to meet Mabel and hear him say that she looks like me except for her dough-like cheeks hanging from her face that make her look even more adorable and make it so difficult to resist kissing her every now and then, every time we look at her. But I sense some resistance internally to feel free and be myself so that I can give my brother the welcome he deserves for having completed his bachelor’s in engineering and moving here to attain his master’s degree in the same field. Because he is among the first in our family to study abroad, it is definitely a matter of pride for me and my parents. Uncertain as I have doubts and certain reservations about involving him in all of the family drama going on around her