The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 131

"I'm off to my room," I said, and then I did, locking the door behind me for some peace

My personality has changed, I wasn't always this shy. I fought back once.

There was this one time when I pulled Ashley aside, and even though I barely tugged, she hit the desk and started crying

Just for that, my mom slapped me and made me apologize. She didn't even give me a chance to explain what happened.

That time, I tried to stand my ground with a hunger strike, and

even left home, hoping they'd miss me.

I waited for them at our usual park all day, but they never came.

When I finally returned, hungry and shivering, they were all snug in the living room, chuckling at the TV. The coffee table was a feast of snacks.

It was enough to make anyone snap.

I lost it, crushed the snacks under my feet, and got a beating for my outburst. After that, they punished me by taking away my lunch money, and forbid me to go out and play with my friends. Who got out to play with them? Ashley did, and they all loved her.

They said they weren't playing favorites, but all they cared about was that Ashley lost

her parents. Did they ever think about how her arrival affected the?

It was really sad. In my previous life, I tried to fight and please them, but even when I jumped off the rooftop, they didn't care.

My folks had all their love reserved for their adopted girl, Ashley.

She was a golden child.

They wouldn't miss me even if I wasn't around.

home, only existing

all the attention

favorite dishes, now only had what she

all the new toys and the best snacks, and I

their eyes, Ashley seemed like someone who

but when I asked for a doll, they'd tell me to take one that Ashley

I ended up with a doll Ashley didn't want,

an eye.

childhood, but I wasn't going to let it affect me anymore. Once Christmas

hard for That

Mom and Dad

As I

Ashley waved the dresses at me.

life and in this one,

past, to punish

only bought new

a joke throughout the school year. But this time, I_O nonchalantly chose one of the

said, "If you like it, I'll gladly give

my annoyance at

my parents knew Ashley had her

then took the dress away from me and held

dress on her, shall

Ashley have

see

she got. My dad and brother joined in, all pushing

voice barely a whisper. "Mom, Grace isn't too fond of me. Maybe I should return the

kicked in, questioning Ashley

bullied her

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