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-

the memories

living the same nightmare.

parents had died in a bad car crash a few days before she was brought. They

little sister now," my mom had said, smoothing Ashley's hair. "You gotta look out

home. She looked pretty anxious to get

play the poor little orphan

I was surprised; I did not expect her

I'm into your clothes, and I'm into your

would say this to me when it was just the two

that. I understood she did not want me as a

fought, she'd play the victim, bawling her eyes out to get my parents' attention. Then she denied everything she'd said, accusing me

Every

time, my parents would make me apologize to

meals, and other times, make me kneel for an

something of mine. I should not be selfish and I should just give it to

my new

wasn't enough for her. She also took my

said, she'd take it all

an unfair past, why did

want me to relive it? I couldn't help but feel

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

a bigger, happy family now." That was what

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