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“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.

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They said 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.

My folks had all their love reserved for their adopted girl, Ashley.

a golden child.

even if I

day, I became the invisible one at home, only existing to go

dinner, all the attention

favorite dishes, now only

same old story. Ashley got all the new toys and the best snacks, and I was left with whatever

was always willing to help, sweet and caring.

but when I asked for a doll, they’d tell me to take one

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

favored Ashley. If I didn’t

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would be the black sheep. In my previous life, it ruined my childhood, but I wasn’t going to

anymore.

a top university. People might pick their favorites, but the future I was working hard for? That was all mine.

Eve, Mom and Dad surprised us with two

dresses.

downstairs, Ashley waved the dresses at me. “Grace,

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

parents only bought new clothes for Ashley, leaving me with the most used and worn down clothes, becoming a joke

you like it, I’ll gladly

annoyance at her

parents knew Ashley had her

you’re the elder sister. You should let

looked at it, the happier she got. My dad and brother joined in, all pushing Ashley to change into the

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Grace isn’t too fond of me. Maybe I should return the dress to

questioning Ashley if I

her eyes wide with fear,

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