No Seat For The Real Daughter

Synopsis

The night before our family set out for our trip during autumn break, Alex slipped me a train ticket heading north. He said, "Thea, there's just no space left in the car. You know Mandy's never spent a night away from us. "I bought you a train ticket. Head up north first and wait for us in Auremont." I nodded and took the train ticket. Alex let out a sigh of relief. He had no idea that I wasn't going to wait for them up north. I returned the ticket and swapped it for a southbound one. Down there was Mistvale, my hometown, where I grew up. And there were my adoptive parents and their son William, who loved me like their own. This time, I was never coming back.