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Abandoned for the Adoptive Daughter Chapter 9
In the end, Mom and Aldon returned home. They continued living in the same house as before. My room stood empty. Aldon never moved Lucille's luggage into it.Mom began sorting through my old photographs. She came across my kindergarten graduation picture and noticed that every other child had a parent standing behind them. I stood at the very edge of the frame, holding a paper flower.There were more pictures after that—elementary school sports days, middle school competitions, my high school orientation ceremony.The photographs were filled with teachers, classmates, and parents who had happened to be passing by and offered to take a picture together.It was never Mom or Aldon in the picture.Aldon began putting my certificates into frames, one by one. Only then did he realize how many of the dates printed on them coincided with his absences.On the day of my speech competition, he had been out buying Lucille a birthday present.On the day of my debate competition, he had acc
Abandoned for the Adoptive Daughter Chapter 8
Mom and Aldon did not return home right away. They checked into a nearby hotel and spent every day waiting along the route I took to school.Irene worried that their presence would upset me. "Would you like to take a few days off?"I shook my head. "No. I don't want to keep rearranging my life because of them."…The next morning, Irene packed my lunch, and Matthew pressed a cup of warm milk into my hands."Take the other route today."I slung my backpack over my shoulder and turned the corner. That was when I heard someone call my name."Winry!" Mom stood outside the school's chain-link fence, Aldon close behind her.They had clearly run all the way there, as though they were afraid I would disappear again if they took even a moment to catch their breath.I stopped, but I did not move any closer.Mom clutched the chain-link fence, her eyes reddening in an instant. "Winry, I was wrong. Please, just say something to me. Anything!"Aldon looked at me, his voice tight with emot
Abandoned for the Adoptive Daughter Chapter 7
After I left, Mom and Aldon could no longer look at Lucille the way they once had.At first, she assumed her godmother and Aldon were simply too busy. On the day her college acceptance came through, she called Mom."Godmother, I got in!" There was a brief silence on the other end."Congratulations," Mom finally said.Lucille waited for her to bring up the celebration banquet. However, all Mom added was, "Study hard."After hanging up, Lucille called Aldon. "Aldon, you said you'd help me arrange an internship."He was silent for a long time."Lucille, you should try to find one yourself."A note of panic crept into her voice. "But you promised."Aldon lowered his voice. "I made you a lot of promises, but I've spent too many years neglecting my own sister."Lucille had nothing more to say.Mom canceled the college celebration she had planned for Lucille, and Aldon never contacted his connections to find her an internship.They did not scold Lucille or blame her for what had
Abandoned for the Adoptive Daughter Chapter 6
When I landed, someone was waiting at the arrivals gate, holding a handwritten sign.My name was written across it: [Winry Rowntree.]My host mother and father were named Irene and Matthew Reynard. They ran a small neighborhood bookstore and lived in a modest house with several pots of herbs growing by the front door.Irene led me upstairs to the second floor. "This is your room."She spoke slowly in her slightly broken English, choosing each word with care. "If anything makes you uncomfortable, just tell me."There was a bed and a desk. A small bouquet sat on the bedside table.On the desk lay a card with a message written: [Welcome home.]I stood in the doorway, unable to bring myself to step inside. Irene tilted her head. "Don't you like it?"I immediately shook my head. "I do. It's not that."I hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do I need to wash the bedsheets myself?"Matthew poked his head out from the railing downstairs. "You should get some rest first. I'll show yo
Abandoned for the Adoptive Daughter Chapter 5
Ms. Payne's car was waiting downstairs. I got into the car without looking back.As the plane lifted off, an unexpected lightness settled over me. For the first time in years, it felt as though I could finally breathe.Mom and Aldon did not get home until nine that evening.At first, Mom did not even notice I was gone. She stepped inside, slipped off her shoes, and casually called out, "Winry, have you eaten?"No one answered. Aldon carried Lucille's two suitcases down the hall and pushed open my bedroom door.The room was almost bare. The wardrobe stood open, stripped of everything I had ever owned.He remained in the doorway for a long time. When he finally spoke, his voice had grown strangely quiet.Mom took out her phone and called me. There was no answer.On the living room table lay the scarf and a letter. Mom reached for the scarf. Her fingers trembled."This is…"Aldon noticed the Polaroid beside it and picked it up. A crease ran across the back of the photograph. I
Abandoned for the Adoptive Daughter Chapter 4
Once my placement was confirmed, Ms. Payne helped arrange a host family for me.I did not tell Mom or Aldon. Neither of them noticed.Mom stayed busy with work, while Aldon continued driving Lucille around, helping her choose colleges and revise her application essays.It was as though they were certain I had no idea what was going on. I passed behind him one day, carrying my visa documents in my hands.Fifteen days before my departure, the school organized an educational trip. On the way back, an out-of-control truck sideswiped our bus, sending it crashing into the guardrail.I was sitting by the window. My abdomen slammed into the seat in front of me, and shattered glass sliced open my arm.Lucille, seated farther forward, had only scraped her wrist. However, she was badly shaken. Her breathing grew ragged, and all the color drained from her face.Our teachers rushed us to the hospital and contacted our families.I lay on a gurney, cold sweat beading on my forehead as pain to
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