Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 326

Chapter 326

I hid my book under my blankets before I made my way to the door. I reached for the doorknob as another knock sounded at my door. I opened it to find myself face to face with Shannon. She looked thinner. "Shannon?"

"Amy!" She smiled wide, and she pushed my door wider, exposing my mother and Toya. "I haven't seen you in forever." She stepped in and instantly my back was up.

Toya scoffed. "Who the fuck is that?" She whisper yelled and leaned closer to my mother. "That isn't the same Shannon I met."

I watched Shannon's eye twitch before she smiled wider. She leaned around me. "I know I was a bit of a bitch at school."

"A bit?" Toya interrupted, but Shannon pushed on.

"Okay, a lot," she raised her hands. "But I can say that I was stupid. I went from being important to being at the bottom of the totem pole. It's a hard change to take in, and our first year was a rough one for me. But," she looked at my face. "I grew from it. I came here to apologize to you

and she thought I was too stupid to realize it."

of us, but as a person, I treated you horribly." She looked at my mother. "You have always treated me kindly, like a daughter, and you used to treat me like your sister." She looked down at the ground and sighed. "I was stupid. I thought I needed to compete with you because

at the ground, she shook her head quickly. She was telling me not to believe her. It was too convenient, too practised. "You should know you don't have to compete with anyone. Your

"I know that

But I knew she was just trying to get close. The question was why. "It's okay." I heard myself answer before I even thought about it. But then

whispered as she rubbed the tear from Shannon's

She pulled back and smiled softly. "I really miss you."

wanted a big family, and when she first got here, Shannon was a substitute daughter. Even when she was treating her like trash, my mother still loved her in her way. It was almost as if Shannon took over

that this feeling was real. There was anger and pain in there, too. Her face settled on something close to acceptance, but her eyes, her eyes, were empty. "I missed you too, baby girl" She kissed her forehead and met my gaze. She allowed me to see the truth. Her eyes were full of fresh anger, then flashed to

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again as Shannon pulled

mom and turned to face me. "I know you probably don't believe me, but I am hoping you will give me a chance to prove to you that what