The Abandoned Girl Never Forgives

Synopsis

Winnie, my ten-year-old sister, was the apple of my parents' eyes. Her frail health consumed most of their attention. Lucas, my six-year-old brother, was a handful. His constant antics and mischief claimed whatever attention they had left. When it came to me, all they ever said was, "Be good." Later, Mom asked me how she could make me forgive her—did I want her to die? I looked at her, bewildered. "Mom, how can you talk about dying like it's nothing? Do you know how hard I fought to survive the year you abandoned me for Winnie?"