Chapter 19

“Shame? When have I ever brought shame to this family?”I ask him in annoyance.

I feel triggered by what my dad just said. I am pissed, and I am also hurt.

“I have done everything that you people have wanted me to do, I have been the most perfect child. Why else do you people want from me?!” I raise my voice.

“You don’t have to keep talking to them, you could end the call right now,” Ben whispers to me, but I ignore him.

“You? Done everything that we told you? Did you do medicine in college as we advised you to?” My dad laughs as he asks.

“You know what? I am done with you people trying to control my life, I am sick of it. You two call yourselves parents, but is that true? Do you know the amount of time I felt like I was a stranger in my own family?” I reply to him, we are literally having a full-blown argument.

“I don’t like that you’re painting us to be bad parents,” My mom joins the conversation again.

“Where’s Ben? Is he hearing all the crap that his sister is saying?” She adds as