Melomiri

The Old Turtle

Language: en

I had a two-year relationship with a younger guy. He was good-looking, sunny, energetic, and likable. When I planned to take things further, we had a conflict. In a fit of anger, the man stopped calling me "sister" and blurted out a phrase instead. "Old turtle." Later, at his lively birthday party, I happened to be dining at the next table with a new man I met. He rushed over crazily: "Sister, let's stop the cold war, okay?" I looked at him with a faint smile: "Sorry, we've already broken up." "By the way, don't call me sister anymore. Call me sister-in-law."

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