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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

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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.

was a

me even if I wasn’t around.

at home, only existing to go

the attention was on

my favorite dishes, now only had what she liked.

new toys and the

seemed like someone who was always willing to help, sweet and

asked for a

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

favored Ashley. If I didn’t treat Ashley like

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it ruined my childhood, but I wasn’t

anymore.

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

Eve, Mom and Dad surprised us with two

dresses.

downstairs, Ashley waved the dresses

because in my previous life and in this one, we never got along, so I just shrugged.

used and worn down clothes, becoming a joke throughout the school year. But

flashed a sad look and said, “If you like it, I’ll

stifle my annoyance

knew Ashley had her

me and held it up to Ashley. “Grace, you’re the elder sister. You should let Ashley have it. Let’s see the dress on

she got. My dad and brother joined in, all pushing

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her voice barely a whisper. “Mom, Grace isn’t too fond of

questioning Ashley if I had bullied

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