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.

was a golden

me even if I wasn’t around.

the invisible one at home,

attention was on

once filled with my favorite dishes,

the same old story. Ashley got all the new toys and the best snacks, and I was left with whatever she didn’t

like someone who was always willing to help,

when I asked for a doll, they’d tell me to

I ended up with a doll Ashley didn’t want, but my folks never batted an eye.

Ashley like a princess, I would be the black sheep. In my previous life, it ruined my

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a top university. People might pick their favorites, but the

Eve, Mom and Dad surprised us with two

waved the dresses at me. “Grace, which

my previous life and in this one,

and worn down clothes, becoming a joke throughout the school year. But this time, I nonchalantly

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

annoyance at her

my parents knew Ashley had her eye on the dress

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

My dad and brother joined in, all pushing Ashley to change into

a whisper. “Mom, Grace isn’t too fond of me. Maybe I should

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dress to her.”

brother’s protective instincts kicked in, questioning Ashley if

her head timidly, her eyes wide with fear, making me look