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My four-year-old brother, Justin Grant, poured rat poison into the mashed potatoes. When I saw it, I threw it away. When Grandma came back and found out, she slapped me hard across the face and called me a worthless brat for wasting food. When Mom and Dad got home and realized there was nothing to eat, they started beating me up until I was left disabled. That made life even more unbearable for me in a family where Justin mattered more than me. When I was fourteen, because Justin wanted a computer for gaming, I was forced to marry an abusive old loner in the next village for money. And that was how I lost my whole life to misery. When I opened my eyes again, I couldn't believe it that I was back on that day Justin poured rat poison into the mashed potatoes. This time, I didn't take it upon myself to fix Justin's mistake. Grandma, who'd been thrifty her whole life, just said, "Just scrape the surface and eat it. We can't waste all that."