Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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“I’m off to my room,” I said, and then I did, locking the door behind me for some peace.

My personality has changed, I wasn’t always this shy. I fought back once.

There was this one time when I pulled Ashley aside, and even though I barely tugged, she hit the desk and started crying.

Just for that, my mom slapped me and made me apologize. She didn’t even give me a chance to explain what happened.

That time, I tried to stand my ground with a hunger strike, and even left home, hoping they’d miss me.

I waited for them at our usual park all day, but they never came.

When I finally returned, hungry and shivering, they were all snug in the living room, chuckling at the TV. The coffee table was a feast of snacks.

It was enough to make anyone snap.

I lost it, crushed the snacks under my feet, and got a beating for my outburst. After that, they punished me by taking away my lunch money, and forbid me to go out and play with my friends.

Who got out to play with them? Ashley did, and they all loved her.

They said they weren’t playing favorites, but all they cared about

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was that Ashley lost her parents. Did they ever think about how her arrival affected me?

It was really sad. In my previous life, I tried to fight and please them, but even when I jumped off the rooftop, they didn’t care.

My folks had all their love reserved for their adopted girl, Ashley.

a golden child.

me even if I wasn’t around.

day, I became the invisible one at home, only existing to go to school and do my homework.

dinner, all the attention

table, once filled with my favorite dishes, now only

Ashley got all the new toys and the best snacks,

Ashley seemed like someone who was always willing to help, sweet and

on a fancy notebook for Ashley, but when I asked for a doll, they’d tell me to take one that Ashley didn’t want from her

Ashley didn’t

I didn’t treat Ashley like a princess, I would be the black sheep. In

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into studying, aiming for a top university. People might pick their

Christmas Eve, Mom and Dad surprised

Ashley waved the dresses at me. “Grace, which one do you prefer?

another act from her, because in my previous life and in

the past, to punish me, my parents only bought new clothes for Ashley, leaving me with the most used and worn down clothes, becoming a joke throughout the school year. But this time, I nonchalantly

flashed a sad look and said, “If you like it, I’ll gladly give

my annoyance

knew Ashley had her

me and held it up to Ashley. “Grace, you’re the elder sister. You should let Ashley have it. Let’s

she got. My dad and brother joined in,

my mom, her voice barely a whisper. “Mom, Grace isn’t too fond of

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dress to her.”

brother’s protective instincts kicked in, questioning Ashley

eyes wide with fear, making me look