“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.
So starting that day. I became the invisible one at home, only existing to go to school and do my homework.
At dinner, all the attention was on Ashley.
The dinner table, once filled with my favorite dishes, now only had what she liked.
It was the same old story. Ashley got all the new toys and the best snacks, and I was left with whatever she didn’t want..
In their eyes, Ashley seemed like someone who was always willing to help, sweet and caring.
They’d paid a fortune on a fancy notebook for Ashley, but when I asked for a doll, they’d tell me to take one that Ashley didn’t want from her collection.
Then I ended up with a doll Ashley didn’t want, but my folks never batted
an eye.
They always favored Ashley If I didn’t treat Ashley like a princess, I would be the black sheep In my previous life, it ruined my childhood, but I wasn’t going to let it affect me anymore.
Once Christmas was over, I would throw myself into studying, aiming for a top university. People might pick their favorites, but the future I was
working hard for That was all mine
On Christmas Eve. Mom and Dad surprised us with two dresses.
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