My parents forced me to take the fall and go to prison for my sister. They spat their words like knives: “You’re trash. You’re ugly. Raven wouldn’t survive without us.” Then came the final order—“Do your duty as the older sister.” In that moment, something inside me died. I realized I no longer had a family. I had only myself. And for the first time, I chose to live for me—and teach them a lesson they would never forget.
family, no more support. You’ll have nothing. I smiled and I could tell the expression unsettled him.
I already have nothing from you. At least now I’m free. I walked past them into the early morning darkness. The sky was just beginning to lighten at the edges, that deep blue that comes before dawn. My car sat alone in the parking lot, and I drove home continue reading …
