I walked into the kitchen, my stomach growling. All I wanted was a piece of toast with the last bit of strawberry jam. But when I reached for the jar, another hand grabbed it at the exact same time. It was Freya. My stepsister."Get your hands off it, Connor," she snapped, pulling the jar toward her chest. "I saw it first.""No way," I said, tugging it back. "You always take the last of everything in this house. Leave it alone."We wrestled over that stupid glass bottle for two whole minutes, our fingers twisting around the lid. Freya gave a sharp yank, tore it from my grip, and laughed in my face. "Too bad, loser," she mocked, turning on her heel and running up the stairs with the prize."Yeah, go choke on it!" I yelled after her, completely annoyed.I sent into the living room, threw myself onto the couch, and turned on my gaming console. I grabbed the controller, trying to forget about how much she irritated me. Ten minutes passed. Then twenty. I was right in the middle of a diffi
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