LOGINShare
Chapter 7
Latest chapter
My Gaslighter Dad Said It Was Love Chapter 8
Laurel Anders was my mom's name.My nose stung, and I nearly burst into tears. All at once, so many things made sense.I didn't say a word. I just threw myself into my studies and entered every competition I could.I knew that, for now, I was still too weak.Even if I wanted to repay them, I had too little to give.All I could do was keep improving myself and find a good job someday. Only then could I give back to society, and to these wonderful, wonderful friends.Once my grandparents started sending me my allowance, I didn't have to worry about money for food anymore.That night, I bought a ton of snacks and drinks.For the first time, I could truly show them the gratitude in my heart without worrying about what it cost.It felt like we were getting to know each other on a deeper level. The room was full of laughter.We had a great time talking.Only right before lights-out did I finally ask, "That whole thing with checking in with Mom for money. Was that you guys helping
My Gaslighter Dad Said It Was Love Chapter 7
Later on, the guys in my dorm and then my entire class got dragged into it.Yet, no one blamed me.They all told me, "This isn't your fault. Those people just can't tell right from wrong."Some even comforted me in turn. "We all survived campus cyberbullying together, so now, we're family. When we make it big someday, nobody forgets anybody."As things kept escalating, I gave in to Dad. I asked him to take the post down.But he said, "This is the price you have to pay. You disrespect your father, you have no manners, and your character is rotten. Everyone around you needs to know it. That's the only way you'll learn to change."I felt completely powerless.I even started thinking about calling the police. I couldn't keep dragging my innocent classmates into this.Even if they didn't blame me, it didn't change the fact that they were suffering for no reason because of me.Then things took a turn.A computer science student had originally planned to hack my account to see what
My Gaslighter Dad Said It Was Love Chapter 6
I felt content.At a secondhand electronics stall, a slightly worn MP3 player caught my eye and tugged at my heart.I loved listening to music, especially folk.Dad strictly controlled how long I could use my apps. I wasn't allowed to use a music app for more than thirty seconds a day, or I'd get forced offline.Those few seconds of music each day were how I unwound.The MP3 player was pricey: six dollars. For me, that was a fortune.I went back and forth for a long time.Our dorm leader couldn't stand watching me agonize over it and offered to buy it for me.I quickly turned him down, but warmth welled up inside me.I bought the MP3 player as a birthday present to myself.I carried it with me every day.Ever since I got it, I felt like my luck had gotten a whole lot better.When I needed laundry detergent, a roommate would happen to have bought too much in a group order and sell me some cheap.When something was a bit pricey, our class would just happen to hold a raffle,
My Gaslighter Dad Said It Was Love Chapter 5
Tentatively, I messaged: [Good morning.]No reply came, only a transfer of one dollar.Testing it, I checked in again: [I'm heading to class now.]Another transfer came through, along with Dad's one-cent transfer.Seeing two dollars and two cents land in my account in no time at all, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.Just a few days earlier, I'd been worrying myself sick over scraping together thirty cents for a bowl of oatmeal.Now I could have a bowl of oatmeal with a plain biscuit on the side.My heart ached with a bittersweet feeling. For the first time, I sat down in the classroom instead of standing at the very back while everyone pointed and whispered.Strangely enough, back when I photographed every single sentence the professor said and sent it to Dad, I could never understand any of it.Today, I only jotted down the gist, and the material didn't seem so hard to follow after all.After class, I sent Dad the key points, feeling a little nervous.All this time, D
My Gaslighter Dad Said It Was Love Chapter 4
I stared at the advisor in disbelief.I didn't understand why Dad would lie. Back then, he and Mom had given each other the silent treatment for ages over that robot model.Why in the world would Dad say it didn't exist?"I knew he was a liar. He's so broke he's lost his mind. He'll lie about anything.""Even his own dad can't stand it."The class president asked, "Can we call it a day?"The advisor agreed and got up to leave. I shouted, "I have proof!"No one believed me. No one moved.I connected my phone to the classroom projector and opened my photo album.I put the photo up on the screen. It showed me as a little boy, holding on to Mom's coffin, clutching that model tightly in my hand.It was the only photo of Mom and me together.I wiped my eyes and looked at the advisor. "Please, check the security footage."Now the advisor looked at me with pity and sympathy, and the classmates who'd been about to leave started speaking up."That's so sad. He was so little when his
My Gaslighter Dad Said It Was Love Chapter 3
I also wanted to put Dad's mind at ease.But during those days of gastroenteritis, my energy hit rock bottom.I barely had anything to check in about, so I only earned a few cents a day.Dad didn't seem to notice either, or wonder whether a few dimes a day was really enough for a student to live on.Suddenly, it all felt pointless.I checked in less and less. I could survive on one bread roll a day.When I got hungry, I drank water. A jug cost thirty cents and lasted a week.I started finding odd jobs around campus, running errands for classmates in exchange for food and drinks. I actually put on a little weight.For some reason, I felt a lot lighter.But Dad grew anxious because I was reporting to him less and less.He went from coaxing to warnings to cursing me out. "Jamie, if you don't listen to your own father, you'll be struck by lightning!"I ignored him.That afternoon, holding a little snack cake a classmate had given me, I reached into my desk drawer out of habit t
You May Also Like
Love, Amnesia, and Lies
258w11.4K viewsHe Picked the Wrong Side
Peanut Butter89.9K viewsTwo Dollars and a Fortune
Sleepless Goat10.3K viewsA Justice for Miscarriage
Perfect Timing11.3K viewsLock Out My Parents and Lose It All
Year on Year5 viewsMy Rival Heiress Went Feral to Save Me
Goodtale5 viewsHe Tried to Play the Villian
Little Shadow265 views"Free Lunch" Client Didn't Read the Fine Print
Beloved Farewell8 views
