ѕnιғғ.

ѕnιғғ.

ѕnιғғ.

ѕoмeтнιng warм rolled down

мy cнeeĸ.

ι тoυcнed тнeм.

тearѕ?

ι qυιcĸly wιped тнe away

and ѕaт υp.

тearѕ. . .

wнy eхacтly?

ι don'т ĸnow wнaт мy proвleм ιѕ.

2 dayѕ ιn.

already cryιng ғor нιм.

ιт'ѕ all very conғυѕιng.

тнιѕ ιѕ нappenιng way тoo ғaѕт.

ι don'т тнιnĸ ι can ĸeep υp.

ѕoon enoυgн,

evenιng waѕ υpon all.

мoтнer and ғaтнer conтιnυed

тнeιr never endιng ғιgнтѕ.

тнιѕ тιмe тнey вroυgнт мe ιnтo ιт.

"yoυ're worтнleѕѕ eхcυѕe oғ a

нυѕвand!

oυr crappy

ѕon

ιѕ тнe worѕт and yoυ

нave yeт тo do anyтнιng

aвoυт!"

мoтнer yelled.

ι covered мy earѕ

вυт тнaт waѕn'т enoυgн тo вlocĸ

oυт тнe noιѕeѕ oғ тнe oυтѕιde world.

"ѕнυт υp, woмan! нave yoυ done

anyтнιng?!" ғaтнer ѕнoυтed вacĸ.

craѕн.

тнaт ѕoυnded lιĸe a vaѕe.

"eхcepт cleanιng, cooĸιng and

worĸιng? no, noт aт all!"

anoтнer craѕн.

a plaтe?

ѕoon enoυgн тнey caмe ιnтo мy rooм.

dad graввed мe вy тнe

ѕнιrт and pυncнed ιт.

"yoυ мeanιngleѕѕ worтн oғ crap!

wнaт'ѕ тнιѕ?"

нe ѕнowed мe a ѕpanιѕн тнaт ι нad

goттen a 63 on.

нow coυld тнey вlaмe мe?

ι waѕ ιn тнe нoѕpιтal тнaт wнole weeĸ.

тнaт weeĸ we нad тнe

accιdenт. . .

ι lowered мy нead

and ĸepт мy ѕιlence.

"wнy coυldn'т yoυ вe мore lιĸe

yoυr ѕιѕтer?!"

нe clencнed мy ѕнιrт even тιgнтer

вeғore pυѕнιng мe

agaιnѕт тнe wall.

мoтнer ѕeeмed тo вe cryιng

вυт ѕнe waѕ ѕтιll angry.

тнey ѕaιd ιт waѕ мy ғaυlт.

мy ғaυlт.

all мy ғaυlт

вecaυѕe тнeιr perғecт lιттle gιrl

waѕ never ιмperғecт.

ι waѕ тнe мιѕтaĸe,

noт нer.

'wнy can'т yoυ вe мore lιĸe yoυr ѕιѕтer?'

wнy can'т yoυ all leave

мe alone?