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.

love reserved for their adopted girl,

was a

me even if

invisible one at home, only existing

the attention was

with my favorite

story. Ashley got all the new toys and the best

seemed like someone who

a fancy notebook for Ashley, but when I asked for a doll, they'd tell me to take

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

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ruined my childhood, but

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

and Dad

dresses at me. "Grace, which one do

and in this one, we never got along, so I

to punish me, my parents only bought

throughout the school year. But this time,

said, "If you like it,

my annoyance at

knew Ashley had her eye on the

from me and held it up to Ashley. "Grace, you're the elder sister. You should let Ashley have it. Let's see

My dad and

dress.

barely a whisper. "Mom, Grace isn't too fond of

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