I did not block my so-called family. Partly because I knew they would not really care whether they could reach me, and partly because I was worried that if they could not get through to me for some reason, it might affect my plans to study abroad.Just as I had expected, during my last few days in the country, none of them called me even once. Mom and Dad each sent me a single perfunctory message pretending to "check in" on me. Other than that, the only person making any effort to show off was Owen, who kept posting on social media to display how much his family and my ex-girlfriend loved him.By then, I had already become completely calm about it. In fact, when he posted yet another group photo with the caption, 'Me and the people I love,' I even liked it.However, on the last night before I left, my phone suddenly started ringing nonstop. Calls and message notifications kept coming one after another, all from my so-called family.When I checked the messages, they were all accusin
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