Chapter 1
My Father Had Been Killing Serpents His Whole Life.
Before he died, he made my mother promise that if anyone came seeking shelter on a rainy day, she would never let them stay the night.
My mother kept that vow. But after my father passed, she forgot all about it.
So, on a stormy day, my mother took in a woman for the night.
in the darkness, led my brother to her room.
The next day, the woman emerged holding onto the doorframe.
Her legs were twisted as if fused together.
As soon as she came out, my brother beat her.
The terrified woman looked at my brother, tears in her eyes, and pleaded, “Please, let me go home... please...”
I looked at the woman and swallowed hard.
She probably didn’t know that her delicate, pathetic appearance was a fatal temptation in the eyes of a man.
Sure enough, my brother licked his lips, ignored her pleas, and threw her back onto the bed.
Listening to the screams from the room,
My mother spat on the ground. “Stop pretending. You’re probably loving it.”
