Chapter 1: The Shock

I get startled as soon as I see his bald head and my mouth slips a loud shout, “Uncle!”

My heart suddenly starts beating faster. My mouth is dry. Hairs rise behind my neck.

I didn’t know he was coming. There is no holidays going on.

“Come on in, my beautiful doll!”, he says as he pulls me in a tight embrace.

He is squeezing me against his huge belly. I feel like I can’t breathe and there’s bells ringing in my ear.

“You smell nice”, he whispers as he squeezes me tightly.

I see my dad, sitting at the table behind him. He is watching us and smiling. I know he didn’t hear it.

I feel uncle’s hold relax, and then his hands quickly grab and squeeze my butt before landing gently on my waist.

“You look very cute...”, uncle says loudly while scanning me from top to bottom.

“ ... no, very sexy! Haba haba!”, he exclaims very loudly as he turns his face towards my father and winks at him.

My Dad shakes his head while smiling widely.

“You know she is your niece right?”, my dad asks while jokingly.

“You have no idea what kids like these days ... you Goddamn dinosaur...”, he says as he turns towards my father and wraps his hand around my shoulder like we are best friends.

Even though my uncle is two years younger than my Dad, he actually looks ten years older because of his short frame, fat body and his huge belly.

“She appreciates being called sexy! Don’t you doll?”, he asks, looking at me.

I look at him and then Dad and then him and give an awkward smile. He knows I can’t say anything. He knows I won’t do anything else. He knows no one will believe me.

“What are you saying? Where did you learn that!”, My mom shouted at me.

“Mom, I promise. He intentionally touches...”, I tried to explain but mom stopped me.

“He is your uncle, he loves you like you are his own daughter! Stop being vulgar! I don’t even know how you can think like this. All of these because of those filthy Hollywood movies!”, mom shouted at me.

My mom didn’t even believe me.

“I don’t know why there isn’t a queue of boys in front of the building”, my uncle says, while letting go of my shoulder and then ruffles my hair. And then gives a loud kiss on my face in front of my father.

“I have to use the bathroom!”, I tell and run towards my room.