This is the slowest the clock has possibly moved...

Like ever

And I could count off the seconds in my head

But no one was moving.

"I told her that we'd take care of the baby.No one told me the father was a..." the old man at the head of the table stopped.Everyone turned to stare at Jing Mei

"What?"

Her mother shrugged,"See what we have to deal with!! She's almost 30 years old...when I was 30.."

"Doing nothing with your life" she pushed the chair away from the table and raced away, kicking her shoes off as she ran

"JING MEI!! I am so sorry, Ba-ba" her mother said quickly, looking in the direction her daughter ran with disgust

They only did this for family. No one outside of these walls were to know of my shame

Yes,my shame.

I call it my mistake..they call it my shame