Dad, I'm No Illegitimate Child
Yet he left the old house to me.
Everything Helen had was something I never had.
I envied her, yes, but I never hated her. I had once received Dad's love too. And truly, what was there to envy? Should I have envied the fact that she wasn't even Dad's biological child?
After Agnes became pregnant, Dad treated her as if she were fragile, protecting her at every step.
But I clearly saw another man coming over whenever Dad left for work. He embraced her openly.
When I threatened to tell Dad, Agnes told me, "Edith, sweetheart, that man is my older brother."