Learn English with Stories ⭐ My Sister’s Husband | Level 3 English Listening & Speaking Practice

My name is Maya. I am 20 years old. I live in a busy city and study at the university. I share a small apartment with my elder sister Sophia. When I was only 10, our parents passed away in a car accident. Since then, Sophia has raised me like her own child. She is not only my sister, but also my

mother, my teacher, and my best friend. She is strong and loving. I respect her deeply because she sacrificed her own dreams to give me a good life. Sophia works as a history professor at the university. She is married to David who also teaches there. He is polite and wellspoken. People admire him because he is calm and

serious. Together Sophia and David look like the perfect couple. Everyone believes their marriage is strong. And for a long time I believed that too. But soon I began to notice things. Sometimes when we sat together at the dining table, David's eyes would not be on his food. They would be on me. His

gaze made me uncomfortable. I lowered my head quickly, pretending I didn't see. I told myself, "Maybe I'm imagining it. Maybe I'm overthinking." One evening we were having dinner. Sophia smiled and asked me about my exams. I started to answer, but when I looked up, I found David watching me closely. His smile was different, not the way a

brother-in-law should smile at me. I felt uneasy. I quickly changed the topic and focused only on Sophia. That night, as I lay in bed, I could not sleep. My thoughts kept returning to David's eyes. I wanted to believe he was a good man. I wanted to believe that my sister's marriage was safe. But deep

inside, a small voice told me the truth. Something was wrong. Days passed. David continued to behave politely in front of Sophia. But whenever we were alone in the same room, his eyes made me nervous. Sometimes he tried to start unnecessary conversations. Sometimes he stood too close when it wasn't needed. I avoided him as much as