The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 130

Part 5:

I was done with life when I decided to jump off the roof with tears in my eves.

And where was my family?

My parents were happy at their adoptive daughter's first day of high school celebration.

My brother was there too, clicking away with the camera and welcoming his new sister to middle school.

As kids. they always had a soft spot for Ashley Schmitt. Being an orphan. she'd always get a bit more of their sympathy and support.

I was the one who got told to back off if I ever wanted to take back a toy of mine. Any fight was just me being a brat.

Ashley, with no parents of her own, was living up the life that should've been mine.

I had family, but they were always around Ashley.

When I finally wised up, I understood that what they called fairness was really just being partial.

Never in a million years did I think I'd get a second chance in life from the universe. So when I was reborn, I decided this time to just not give a damn about anything.

When I saw my folks holding Ashley's hand, leading her up to my brother and me, it hit me. I was back in the past, a five-

but with the memories of the

living the same nightmare.

bad car crash a few days before she was brought. They were my mom's best friends, so my mom decided

now," my mom had said, smoothing Ashley's hair.

eyes were wide and eager, checking out our home. She looked pretty anxious to

poor little orphan card to

expect her to be so young

into your clothes, and I'm into your family, too.

and you'll end up with nothing." Ashley would say this to me when it was just the two

she did not want me as a big sister, she wanted to take away

as soon as we fought, she'd play the victim, bawling her eyes out

Every

me apologize to her and then

sometimes make me skip my meals, and other times, make me kneel for an

wanted something of mine. I should not be selfish

new clothes,

handed overto Ashley But that wasn't enough for her. She also took my

said, she'd take it all from

an unfair past, why

it? I couldn't help but feel down, sad,

fair, and we'll love you both the same." That was what mom used to say

just a bigger, happy family now." That was what dad said that

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