Chapter 64

I was done with life when I decided to jump off the roof with tears in my eyes.

And where was my family?

My parents were happy at their adoptive daughter's first day of high school celebration.

My brother was there too, clicking away with the camera and welcoming his new sister to middle school.

As kids, they always had a soft spot for Ashley Schmitt. Being an orphan, she'd always get a bit more of their sympathy and support.

I was the one who got told to back off if I ever wanted to take back a toy of mine. Any fight was just me being a brat.

Ashley, with no parents of her own, was living up the life that should've been mine.

I had family, but they were always around Ashley.

When I finally wised up, I understood that what they called fairness was really just being partial.

Never in a million years did I think I'd get a second chance in life from the

universe. So when I was reborn, I decided this time to just not give a damn about anything.

When I saw my folks holding Ashley's hand, leading her up to my brother and me, it hit me. I was back in the past, a five-

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a few days before she was brought. They were my mom's best friends, so my mom decided to take Ashley under

little sister now," my mom had said, smoothing Ashley's hair. "You gotta

checking out our home. She looked pretty anxious to

she'd play the poor little orphan card to snag whatever she fancied

was surprised; I did not expect her to be

whatever I like, and you'll end up with nothing."

want me as a big

always made me furious, and I'd just get into fights with her, but as soon as we fought, she'd play the

she denied everything she'd said, accusing me of

would make me apologize to her and then I'd be the one getting

make me skip my meals, and

hour.

get it. If she wanted something of mine,

handed over to Ashley. But that

she'd take

unfair past, why did the universe want me to relive it? I couldn't help

sister. Don't worry. We are fair, and we'll love you both the same." That was what mom used to say at

just a bigger, happy family now."

asking, I wasn't allowed to fight back or show any resentment, or else I'd

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