Chapter 9

The Parrish’s villa was still brightly lit.

Everyone in the villa was laughing happily.

The next morning, the bells pealed through the sky.

The wedding of Kyla and Antonio officially began.

My mom, Aileen Parrish, and my dad, Samuel Parrish, were beaming. There was a fresh rose adorning their tailored dress and suit.

Naomi was discussing with the bridesmaids where to hide the wedding shoes to make it hard for Antonio to find them.

Aileen looked around but didn’t see Grace.

Frowning, she asked Naomi, “Naomi, where’s Grace? The wedding is about to begin. Is she gonna be late for Kyla’s wedding? Where are her manners?”

Naomi replied, “Perhaps she doesn’t wanna see Antonio marry Kyla. You know she’s had a crush on him for years.”

Aileen became even more displeased.

“Rosalind, tell Grace to come out. If she’s not here, people may point fingers at us, especially Kyla, again.”

The servant, Rosalind Watkins, nodded. As she was about to leave, Naomi stopped her.

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“Antonio is gonna be here soon. Go and help set up the garden; I’ll go tell Grace to come out.”

After a pause, she asked, “Which room is Grace’s?”

storage room,”

“What?”

including Naomi, was

would Grace live in the storage

that no room had been

this “temporary” arrangement lasted

but then I forgot. Why didn’t she remind me? I’m her mom. Did she

custom–made wedding dress and wearing a veil made of expensive yarn, said while sitting steadily on the bed

big enough for her. No matter what, it beats being homeless, right? I think she’s fine living

as she heard Kyla’s words, but she said

the storage room at the end of the hallway.

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door, she was almost choked by the heavy

stepped back right away.

The small, dark storage

next to a row of shelves packed with stuff.

a thin wooden

the board was a big water tank with a lid, on which placed a worn–out desk

Grace’s belongings after years of

even utter a word;

own sister, was living in such

the Parrish’s villa, the place where the

didn’t have to look around to know Grace wasn’t here.

was Grace

it odd.

walked to the water tank, which was probably Grace’s desk.

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Mom!” she called out

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