“Okay aunty.
I swear…I swear on my mother’s life that I will marry Xavier…” I said, my voice cracking at the end.
“Thank you my dear…thank you very much,” Vera said, her hands trailing my face softly.
My eyes closed and I leaned into her comforting touch.
Tears gathered in my eyes, and one treacherous drop escaped through, drawing a pattern around my cheek.
“It’s okay aunty…I’ll do anything for you,” I said with conviction knowing I meant my words.
I will actually do anything for her—she has sacrificed so much for me, even to the extent of going against her own family.
I guess I am paying my debt to her, after all, this was only a little compared to what she did for me five years ago.
Bile rose in my throat like always, when my memories travelled back to the day she saved my life
