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.

I saw them. It was like my feet were

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wiping Ashley’s forehead, my dad carrying her bag, and my brother, who’d rushed

barely remember what they tasted

second, that they’d turn around and see me,

always there behind them.

they never looked

instinctively checked my phone, only to find nothing. No calls,

felt a pang of loss.

seven o’clock in the evening, but

hit my usual burger joint. That

he snapped, “Where the hell have you been? It’s not the end

I

took the phone, sounding lost. “Grace, did I say something wrong? Don’t be upset with

sorry, Grace. I didn’t mean to take your parents from you. I’m almost eighteen. I can leave

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chimed in, “We’re not going to miss you if you don’t come

call was

back. When I got home, they

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