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.

conference, I packed it up and

school gate, I saw them. It was

spot.

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mom, wiping Ashley's forehead, my dad carrying her bag,

from college,

could barely remember

second, that they'd turn around and see

always

never looked

their shiny new car. I instinctively checked my

felt a pang of

the evening,

my usual burger joint. That was when my dad

you been? It's not the end of the world because

"Grace, did I say something

voice came through all watery. "I'm sorry, Grace. I didn't mean to take your parents from you. I'm almost eighteen. I can

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

call was so

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