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Chapter 5

Author: Mimi Wood
"Yeah, this is also going to be the last good meal we'll have," I added silently under my breath.

Right away, Katie broke into a smile. "Great! Give me a minute, I'll get changed. But Jen, you're a girl too. Can't you dress a little more feminine? I honestly don't know how I ended up with a sister who doesn't know how to style herself properly."

I frowned. Katie always had a habit of putting me down.

When I was a kid, I loved to eat and had a bit of baby fat. She would call me a pig, saying I would grow up to be a fat sow.

My handwriting wasn't the prettiest, and she would say it looked like crap, unbearable to look at.

I was the laid-back type who liked loose, comfortable clothes, so she would say I didn't look like a normal girl. That I dressed like I was wearing a sack. But when she wore loose clothes herself, suddenly it was very fashionable.

Soon, my sister showed up again, all dressed up with flawless makeup and a fitting short skirt.

I smiled quietly. To stay thin, she w
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