Chapter 65

"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.

aid they weren't playing favorites, but all they cared about 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.

their love reserved for their adopted

a

even if I

starting that day, I became the invisible one at home, only

the attention was

filled with my favorite dishes,

old story. Ashley got all the new toys and the best snacks, and I was

like someone who was

I asked for a doll, they'd

didn't want, but my folks never batted an eye.

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black sheep. In my previous life, it ruined my childhood, but I wasn't going to let

throw myself into studying, aiming for a top university. People might pick their favorites, but the future I

Christmas Eve, Mom and Dad surprised us

was heading downstairs, Ashley waved the dresses at me. "Grace, which

act from her, because in my previous life and in this one, we never got along, so I

punish me, my parents only bought

joke throughout the school year. But this

said, "If you like

my annoyance

my parents knew Ashley had her eye on the

and held it up to Ashley. "Grace, you're the

more my mom looked at it, the happier she got. My dad and brother joined in, all pushing Ashley

dress.

my mom, her voice barely a whisper. "Mom, Grace isn't too fond of me. Maybe I should return the

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