Neglect

"I'm sorry… are you okay?" She asked, concern evident on her face.

"I'm fine. It's not a big deal at all," I lied.

"If you say so. My parents are over there, do you want to meet there?" She asked, pointing to the couple talking to each other a few steps away from us.

Her parents looked relatively young.

They seemed to have gotten married early to be able to give birth to Ugochi who is already eighteen and also manage to look young as if they were in their middle the to late forties.

On greeting them and exchanging pleasantries, I noticed that Ugochi was a perfect mixture of both of them.

The physical features from both of them could be seen in Ugochi.

Her mom was stunning. A light-skinned woman of average height whose skin shone in the glare of the sun as if it were polished gold.

Her eyes, the curve of her nose, the shape of her mouth, and her physique were almost identical to Ugochi.