Breaking Free From My Ex (Grace and Antonio)

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They were always telling me that, if I played nice with Ashley, things would go easier for me.

But here was the thing. Ashley's parents were gone, and mine were still around, but they chose to ignore me over her. So, what made my life any different from an orphan?

It was Christmas. I was in the kitchen filling up a pot with water when Ashley strutted in, all dressed up in her newest dress. "Grace, do you think this dress looks good on me?"

I ignored her and tried to move past her.

But she wasn't having it. She latched onto my arm from behind. "I'm waiting for an answer." I frowned, trying to pull away.

She grabbed my other hand, splashed herself with the hot water, and then let out a scream. "Please no Grace!"

"What are you doing?!" I asked her.

"Who do you think Mom's going to believe, you or me?" Ashley smirked, and right on cue, my mom walked in and saw the whole thing, just the way Ashley had set it up.

"Grace, if you've got an issue, you come to me," my mom said, her voice heavy with disappointment. "Why would you do this to Ashley?"

Ashley was all teary-eyed, playing the victim. "Mom, please don't be mad at Grace. It's my fault."

My brother yanked my arm. "Are you jealous of Ashley? You know we

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and you

stay here. and think about what you've done. Ashley, go change, and we'll all head out for

was about to cry, and my mom was right there, soothing her with gentle words and a soft touch. I used to

a little closer, only looked at me for a moment, they might have seen

a happy little family of

shot me a triumphant glance, as

didn't take much longer than two weeks for my mom's Instagram to become a chronicle of Ashley's adventures with our family,

only for her, and they didn't even share a slice of it

in my previous life, I posted something

words were what pushed me to jump off the rooftop without a

years back then living in

all of them, and the absence of constant conflict with Ashley allowed a significant shift in my overall

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brought by the absence of conflict with Ashley had

and energized each morning.I was able to focus more on my studies and

effort she put into it,

the second semester of our senior year started, the school. announced a parent-teacher

every semester, and my

so I told

with her grades since her real parents passed away. We've already

understood