Chapter 25 (Part 1)

“You're boosting my confidence even more, sis.”

My brother takes his shirt off before taking a quick dive in the pool.

Oh, damn. I wish I could swim. That's the only thing that I could envy someone else for.

“I'm just telling you the truth. You know, what I can observe from my point of view.”

He shakes his head to get rid of the water that managed to enter his ears. “Alright, then. Perhaps, we're just on the same side. That's why your point of view miraculously aligns with mine.” He made a heavy emphasis on the word ‘miraculously’, and that made it seemed like we never agreed on something.

“Anyway, I saw your campaign ad for Calvin Klein.” Trudy's lips suddenly form a genuine and proud smile that I immediately take as a compliment. “It was all over Las Vegas. Hell, the marketing is so intense. I've never had a partnership like that. I bet you were paid a lot.” The way that my brother is talking is similar to how I talk when I can't believe that such things could be possible.

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