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Done With My Poisonous Family Chapter 9
After that huge online storm died down, my life finally went back to normal.My parents seemed to vanish from my world completely. No calls, no messages, and they never showed up at school again.I poured all my energy into studying and growing as a person. I earned a merit scholarship, joined a research project, and even started dating a sweet, kind girl named Claire Bennett.My world was full of sunshine, birdsong, and flowers.But my parents' world, somewhere I couldn't see, was rapidly collapsing and rotting away.Losing their jobs meant losing their only source of income. With Pearl's endless demands and wasteful spending, the family's savings quickly ran dry.Before, they could at least use money to keep her placated. Now that they couldn't come up with the cash for designer bags and the latest phones anymore, the savagery Pearl had been holding back finally exploded.I didn't learn what happened next until much later, when I got a call from the police back in my hometown.
Done With My Poisonous Family Chapter 8
After hitting a wall at the school, my parents didn't give up.They quickly came up with a new, even nastier move: public opinion.A few days later, a local clickbait social media account posted a video.In it, Mom sobbed like her heart was being ripped out, and Dad looked grief-stricken and outraged. They told the camera how their son had turned into an ungrateful social climber who forgot where he came from. How, after getting into a big-name university, he'd abandoned his poor, sick parents and his "intellectually disabled" sister.They painted me as a cold-blooded, heartless, ungrateful son, and they twisted the college life I'd fought so hard to protect into a life of "luxury and self-indulgence" paid for with their blood and sweat.The video was carefully edited, set to tearjerking music and captions. It was extremely convincing.Almost overnight, the internet exploded with people cursing me out."Are all college kids this ungrateful now?""Parents give everything, and th
Done With My Poisonous Family Chapter 7
"You people are completely unreasonable!" Jake was so angry his face had turned red."We've all seen how hard Eli works! What gives you the right to treat him like this?""Who asked you? Get out of the way!" Dad roughly shoved Jake aside.Our argument drew an even bigger crowd, and even my adviser, Ms. Taylor, heard what was going on and hurried over."Excuse me, are you this student's parents? Please calm down. This is a school. If there's a problem, we can discuss it in an office." Ms. Taylor stepped in front of me and spoke to them sternly."Discuss? What is there to discuss? He's my son, so he does what we say!" Mom started throwing a fit. "What kind of school are you running here? You're raising ungrateful traitors who turn their backs on their own families! If you don't give us some answers today, we're not leaving!"When they realized strong-arming me wasn't working, they tried to pressure the school instead.In the end, all of us were taken to the president's office.Pr
Done With My Poisonous Family Chapter 6
In September, the university campus was bursting with life and energy.I dragged a cheap suitcase down the tree-lined walkway, surrounded by faces glowing with youth and hope, and it felt like I was dreaming.I applied for student loans and a work-study job. My adviser, Ms. Taylor, took the time to learn about my situation and went out of her way to help me get the maximum financial aid available.I was assigned to work at the library. The job wasn't hard, and I had plenty of time to read and study.I started making new friends. They were easygoing and loyal, and they'd drag me along to shoot hoops or join club activities.For the first time, I realized friendships between guys could be this simple and real.I worked hard in my classes, and my grades were among the best in my year.Buried in my studies, I found a kind of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment I'd never had before.My life was finally on the track I'd always dreamed of.I thought I'd left that dark past compl
Done With My Poisonous Family Chapter 5
The train rumbled on for more than ten hours and carried me to a northern city I'd never seen before.It wasn't until I was lying on a motel bed that my nerves finally let go, and a bottomless exhaustion washed over me.I took a quick hot shower and fell into a deep sleep. I slept like the dead.A video call from my best friend, Marcus Hill, woke me up.In high school, he was the only friend who knew what things were really like at my house, and the only one who truly had my back.When the call connected, Marcus's familiar face was full of worry."Eli! Where the hell did you go? Do you have any idea how crazy your parents are going right now?!"I smiled and turned the camera so he could see the motel room behind me."I'm fine. I'm in a city really far away. Don't worry.""Good. That's good..."Marcus let out a breath of relief, then lowered his voice. "Your parents called the cops, but since you're an adult and left on your own, the police just filed a report. They've been go
Done With My Poisonous Family Chapter 4
It was late at night, the day before the application deadline.Everything was silent. The whole building was fast asleep.I crept out of bed without a sound and pulled a small tin box out from under my mattress.Inside was every bit of birthday money, Christmas money, and allowance I'd saved from elementary school through high school. A few thousand dollars.It was everything I had.Copying what I'd seen in movies, I knotted my bedsheets, my duvet cover, and even the curtains together into one long rope, tying each knot as tight as I could.I yanked on it hard to make sure it would hold. Then I gritted my teeth and climbed out the window.The night wind howled. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it would leap out of my throat.More than once, I felt like I was about to lose my grip. But every time I pictured Pearl's hideous, snarling face and my parents' cold eyes, my strength came back.When my feet finally touched solid ground, I was completely spent. I sank down onto t
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