"Just leave her in the room. Who knows if she’s really fainted or not? She hasn’t touched a man in months. Maybe her hormones are out of whack. That would explain why she’s acting so strange today!"
"Oh right, we still haven’t bought the seafood she likes. Do you know her bank account password..."
When I finally regained consciousness, I found myself lying on a narrow camp bed in the utility room.
I got up weakly and looked through the crack in the door. My mother was helping my brother peel shrimp with a smile on her face. A table full of people was laughing and chatting joyfully—but none of it had anything to do with me.
I pushed the door open without emotion. The moment I stepped out, all their laughter and conversation came to an abrupt halt. Dad glared at me in disgust.
"You wake up just as the meal starts. You really know how to pick the time."
Joseph gave Dad a discreet look and reminded him softly, "Dad, Sissy is on video, be careful when you speak."
Dad didn’t care. "What are you afraid of? The in-laws already know her. She’s an unfilial daughter who spends her parents’ retirement money like water!"