When My Mother Gave Me a Sister, I Swallowed the Pills She Hid

Synopsis

When I was six, my sister Mia and I were trapped in a fire. I was the only one who made it out alive. From that day on, my mom, Elaine Harper, hated me. At night, she'd come into my room with those white pills, trying to pry my mouth open and force them in, but my dad always stopped her just in time. Later, I cut my hair to match Mia's and started wearing floral dresses, trying to live as her shadow. Only then did Mom finally notice me. Four years later, Mom got pregnant again. She said Mia was coming back. I was happy for her. Mia was coming back. It felt nice. So I was no longer needed as Mia's stand-in in this family. I found those pills Mom had tried to force on me years ago and swallowed them quietly.