Chapter 5

I wasn't that kid anymore, silently taking my mom's insults and wishing she'd love me.

Instead, I reached out and forcefully knocked her pointing hand aside.

She froze for a second.

"You bitch! How dare you hit me?" she yelled, coming at me like she was ready to tear me apart.

But I was so furious that, out of nowhere, a surge of strength hit me—I shoved her hard and sent her crashing to the floor.

As she lay on the floor, Cynthia—who'd just been standing by and watching—suddenly rushed over. "Bitch, how dare you hit my mom?"

She reached…