The Hidden Passion of the Step Uncle

attan." The eighteen-year-ol

turn. The near-fifty-year-old man could only shrug his s

ets me, I can continue m

's face. "You really want to go to

ngth hair nodded her h

e on her face. Elara became more enthusiastic and looked at her mother expe

most cunning person ever. A selfish person at the same time. But for the sake of her des

Manhattan, as long as you

struck her head, Elara could only lo

Ada's place? Isn't our family Granny Claire. Why don't I ju

nough Gianna to take care of, she doesn't need another kid to wear her down. So if you want to go to college there. You h

actually help Granny to look after Gianna, take care of

after your sister, how can you look afte

whined again. But her mot

ice you have." Abigail said, leaving

wn on her face. She looked back at her father who

me." Elara coa

ou have to persuade your mother yourself. If I help you, your mother will b

e again. She folded her hands on her stomach with her bac

t there a college in Kansas that

nted back. "There isn't a campus you like, or a boy yo

out this, she won't let me go to Manhattan." The girl whispered in her father's ear. Her f

I won't forbid anything that has to do with education, and neither will your mother. Even if you want to study abroa

and even fallen in love with someone. But..." her father paused again. "Making

know that her mother was listening to their conve

r father asked, to which Elara nodded. "You said you want to be successful like Uncle Geremia, Aunty Flavia, Au

new the answer, but let her fat

hey do everything wholeheartedly. They start everything because they love the

g an action because of someone else, it's the same as expe

y don't think you exist and even ignore you, then you will be disappo

'll stop your efforts halfway a

because you want to study that field. Not b

e got a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in Manhattan. And actually, Elara also got the same offer, in fact she got offers from

went after him, if he liked her back, she might have a wonderful adolescence. But if n

her's monitor. Elara wanted to be free like her peers who left home and lived inde

t.

t wasn't that her mother didn't believe she could control her relati

the news is full of bad things happening to teenagers. And her mother was i

friends wanted to play, it would be better if they came to Elara's place instead of playing outside. Abigail was happy

thusiastic. But it was Elara who felt caged. And now, she wanted to be free f

g woman who was never controlling. Definitely different from Abigail. But there was one thing

who is seven years older than Elara, has always considered himself th

teasing her. Meeting him was like meeting

behavior funny and laugh at it. But for her, her step-unc

head. "Okay. Then," she said which made her father turn his head. "I'm going to stay with Granny Ada. And I'll think about which major I really want." She said with a s