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"I'm sorry for your story, but I think you are a very strong and independent girl, um...actually my mom hopes for me to find a submissive girl. So...thanks for your coming and good luck to you."
That was my ninth blind date, as you can see, it failed. I am Stormy, a policewoman, 28, and single since I graduated from university and broke up with my first love. We broke up because... Alas! Better let bygones be bygones. Since then, I have stayed single, lonely but also free, and I am a workaholic. Since two years ago, my relatives have started to urge me to find a man, so I went on some blind dates.
"Stormy, so you are back? How was the date?"
"Not bad, grandma. How was mom this afternoon?"
"she was fine. So how is that boy?"
"Grandma, he is good. I am tired, and I have had dinner already, so no need to call me for dinner later." Actually I worked off today, but I felt much more tired than usual. Scarely had I walked into my bedroom, when the phone began to ring.
"Hello, this is Stormy speaking, who is that?"
"Stormy, this is dad, um...how was your date?"
"How do you know about that?"
"Your aunty told me. Is everything going well?"
"Thanks for your asking, I think I can handle everything well. Please take care of yourself. Sorry, dad, I am tired, I need a rest now. Bye"
Dad divorced mom in the third year after mom got intermittent mental derangement. He remarried, and later had a son and a daughter. Since then grandma moved out of the town where she had lived almost all her past days and came to live together with us and take care of mom.
"Can I come in?"
"Come in, please!"
"My girl, can you tell something about your dating?"
"Grandma, it is ok. Don't worry."
"Each time you told me so, but..."
"..."
"What's the reason"
"How is mom?"
"She is sleeping. Tell grandma, why do you fail every time?"
"..."
"Are you ok, girl?" Seeing me keep silent, grandma became a bit worried and stared at me confusedly.
"I am ok, you know I am always upbeat."
"Tell me, girl, the truth."
"I told them... actually...I had a brother who was lost many years ago. The reason why I became a policewoman was to find him and cure my mom."
"Oh, my dear, forget it. It has already ruined your family, don't let it ruin your own marriage, let bygones be bygones. Ok?"
"That's my biggest dream, grandma, you know, anyway I can't leave it alone. That's not a burden, but my brother!"
God helps those who help themselves. One day I will find my brother, bring him back and marry a proper man. I told this to myself silently in my heart when grandma left my room....