Winter has passed

Summary

My mother chose two potential brides, one for me and one for my younger brother.

One was the daughter of a prominent, wealthy family. Her eyes never left my brother.

The one she picked for me was from a respectable, educated family. She was in a wheelchair, and she was blind.

I never looked down on her for it. In fact, I took her to every specialist I could find.

I spent my entire life savings on her treatment and worked myself to the bone to support her.

Every doctor said the same thing: t