Her Place in His Heart by Isabella Reed

Chapter 88

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The parent–teacher day came around.

Seeing my classmates with their parents, I felt a growing resentment toward Ashley. I often found myself wondering, who was the real child here, her or me?

No answers came my way.

I got the seat closest to the teacher’s podium.

Parents streamed in, and it seemed like everyone was staring

at me.

The whispers started, “Her parents are around, but why show up for one kid’s conference and skip the other’s?”

“What kind of parents play favorites like that?”

The headteacher walked in last, and the empty seat next to me didn’t escape her notice.

In my previous life, I sat there in the corner. Feeling all those eyes on me, I couldn’t take it and rushed out in a huff.

But this time, I didn’t dodge the glances. “Sorry, my folks can’t make it,” I told the teacher, who understood my situation and gave me a sympathetic nod.

After the conference, I packed it up and headed home, the same as always.

gate, I saw them. It was like

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the

carrying her bag, and

remember what they tasted like.

second, that they’d turn around and see

always there behind

they never looked

checked my phone, only to find

pang of

waited until seven o’clock in the evening, but they

my usual burger joint. That was when my dad

you been? It’s

I

something wrong? Don’t be upset with

came through all watery. “I’m sorry, Grace. I didn’t mean to take your parents from you. I’m almost eighteen. I

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if you don’t come back. Ashley, you’re staying put, got it?”

call was so

right back. When I got home, they were all in the living room, gunning for me

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