My Sister Returned, and I Left
The seventh time my parents ask my sister, Alexandra Sterling, to blow out the candles on my birthday cake, I finally break down.
Ever since Alexandra returned home after being missing for three years, I have become the most insignificant person in the family.
In a fit of anger, I storm out of the restaurant and run down to the river, desperate enough to put my life on the line just to make them understand how deeply they've hurt me.
Alexandra stands by the railing in an elegant dress, tears streaming down her face.
"I'm sorry, Ella. I know I shouldn't have come back and taken Mom and Dad away from you."
Before anyone can react, she climbs over the railing and throws herself into the