Chapter 97

Chapter97

The parent-teacher day came around.

Seeing my classmates with their parents, I felt a growing resentment. toward Ashley. I often found myself wondering, who was the real child here, her or me?

No answers came my way.

I got the seat closest to the teacher's podium.

Parents streamed in, and it seemed like everyone was staring at me.

The whispers started, "Her parents are around, but why show up for one kid's conference and skip the other's?"

"What kind of parents play favorites like that?"

The headteacher walked in last, and the empty seat next to me didn't. escape her notice.

In my previous life, I sat there in the corner. Feeling all those eyes on me, I couldn't take it and rushed out in a huff.

But this time, I didn't dodge the glances. "Sorry, my folks can't make it," I told the teacher, who understood my situation and gave me a sympathetic

nod.

the conference, I packed it up and headed home, the same

at the school gate, I saw them. It was like my feet were glued

spot.

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forehead, my dad carrying her bag, and

from college, offering her

could barely remember

second, that they'd turn

always

never looked

checked my phone,

felt a

o'clock in the evening, but they didn't show

hit my usual burger joint. That was when my

"Where the hell have you been? It's not the end of the world because of a stupid

sounding lost. "Grace, did I say something wrong? Don't be upset with me.

"I'm sorry, Grace. I didn't mean to take your

miss you if you don't come back. Ashley, you're staying

call was

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