When Carina’s parents kick her out after high school, she has no choice but to navigate her way around life. Years later, after making a success of her life, and her wedding is around the corner, she reaches out to them, only for them to storm into her life, trying to take ownership of what she has worked so hard for. “Carina,” my mother said, opening a packet of biscuits. “You’re going to regret not going to medical school.” “Mom,” I replied. “My brain doesn’t work like Jade’s; she’s the doctor in the family, not me.” “I don’t see why it can’t be the both of you,” she sniffed, dunking a biscuit into her lukewarm tea. “Why do you even waste your time with computers? Those machines are not going to make your life comfortable.”This wasn’t anything new.
