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.

it up and headed

gate, I saw them. It was like my feet

spot.

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

who'd rushed over from college, offering

barely remember what

that they'd turn around and see

always there behind

never looked

got into their shiny new car. I instinctively checked

a pang of

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

so I hit my usual burger joint. That was when my

have you been? It's

say something wrong? Don't be upset

didn't mean to take your parents from you. I'm almost

chimed in, "We're not going to miss you if you don't come back. Ashley,

call was

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