Capitolo XVI

I was ten years old when I realized that I needed to be a good actress in order for me to get what I want. I needed to cry real tears if I wanted my father to get me something that I wanted. I needed to pretend like I'm having a panic attack when I wanted to withdraw from school. The key to being a good actress is to always be a thousand steps ahead of everybody, and always be prepared in case anything would go the other way. That and always know how to fake the waterworks. Works like a charm.

When my father was rushed to the hospital during my last night in Italy, I knew why. I knew what caused it. So when Lucas admitted that he, too, was slipping something in his drink, I got scared. He was tampering with my plans and if he was, and my father overcomes his coma, then he'll wake up knowing I did something. And I'll get more than a hole in my arm.

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