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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.

After the conference, I packed it up and headed home, the same as always.

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gate, I saw them. It was like my feet were

my dad carrying her bag, and my brother, who’d rushed over from college, offering her

could barely remember what

that they’d turn around

always there

never looked

into their shiny new car. I instinctively checked my phone, only to find nothing. No calls,

pang

seven o’clock in the

up.

so I hit my usual burger joint. That was when

the call connected, he snapped, “Where the hell have you been? It’s not the end of the world because

say something wrong? Don’t be upset with me. Where are

“I’m sorry, Grace. I didn’t mean to take your parents from you.

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chimed in, “We’re not going to miss you if you don’t come back. Ashley, you’re staying put,

call was

up, telling them I’d be right back. When I got home, they were all in the living room, gunning for me with

was a sliver of cake left. My brother, right in front of me, gave it to Ashley. My mom started, “We thought you’d be

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