The Teacher (16)

Gerald was the second child in our home, and he had never married. Some of us thought that he might be gay. We did tease him about it or tried to confirm it from him, but he just smiled most of the time.

Well, it was not like it would be a bid deal if he was gay, we were just mostly curious about his preference, and perhaps we did not want him to be alone and wanted to help him look for the right partner later on.

So yeah, many years passed by without any confirmation from him. Now, at 45, he was yet to introduce even a girlfriend to any of us. He was so committed to his work that we often joked that his wife was his work.

“There’s no running away from this,” Josephina said, and her tone sounded so lost as if she had already given up the situation before even trying.

“There is. Watch me,” I answered as I disconnected the call.

I put my phone on silent and didn’t answer any of her other calls. She called Marietes