My heart skipped a beat when I saw my mother weeping. It was safe to assume that Steven must have been gravely injured.

As I dragged my way over to the ward, I saw Steven lying on the bed. He was completely drenched in blood with a plaster cast applied to both his legs.

 

There was no way I could stand seeing him in such a state no matter how much I was irked by his actions. After all, at the end of the day, he was my only sibling.

I strode toward his bedside, staring at him, and noticing that he was bruised all over, especially his face. Although my parents hadn’t sustained any serious injury, they weren’t exactly fine.

What the heck is wrong with that brutal bunch? They didn’t pull their punches at all! How dare they beat Steven up to a pulp? Aren’t they afraid of being arrested?

 

“M-Mom…”

Overwhelmed by emotions, I was unable to finish my sentence.

Torrents of grief streamed down my cheeks. I approached my mother and looked at her with my face scrunched up in guilt.

 

Although it was Steven’s fault for getting himself involved, I felt bad as I wasn’t of much help. If only I was capable enough to turn the tables around, Steven wouldn’t have ended up heavily injured.

When she heard me, she stopped weeping and glared at me in the eyes. A few seconds later, she stood up and marched over in my direction.

 

“Mom, I’m so sorry—”

my utmost apology, yet I wasn’t even given a chance to finish my sentence. She slapped me in the face without holding back the moment she reached

out of

me with a pair of teary eyes

her with my eyes widened in disbelief. I

started brimming with tears. The emotions I had been holding back almost

Natalie had to resist the urge to confront my mom. She tried her best to maintain her composure and asked, “Hey, how

I expressed my apology once

of my sight immediately! You’re not

all. Instead, she dragged me out of the ward with

How can you

of much help, I wasn’t the one at fault! I can’t believe she’s chasing me away! Has she never thought of

stop considering yourself a member of

resolve the issue on the family’s behalf. In another word, she

at fault for the family’s current situation? Does she think I’m having a great time when they’re having

looked at her in the eyes and repeated, “Mom, haven’t I made it clear? I don’t

wasn’t fair to hold me accountable for the things

for years! I’m sure you’re able to make more

had already decided that I was the

caught her staring at me with contempt. I wondered if she would react the same if I was the one heavily injured instead of

these years, I was the breadwinner of the family, yet an accident was all it took to nullify my

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