Chapter 53 Great Expectations Novels & Stories

" I sacrificed everything to get those grades, yet now they were dismissing it all over some lie Katrina made up on a whim. Perhaps they never really saw me as their child. Instead, I was just a burden. And now, they finally had the perfect excuse to rid themselves of me once and for all. The 500-mile journey stretched on. Twice, they stopped at rest areas. But not once did anyone think to check on me. According to them, I was just a worthless life. Besides, what harm could come to a tough girl like me? But this time, they were mistaken. Meanwhile, I was kind of curious how they'd react when they found my cold, dead body. Finally, just before dark, they drove up to Grandma's place. The car w

That was how Grandpa survived. Helen couldn't bear the stink anymore. She retched in disgust. She really couldn't stay. She hurriedly opened her exquisite designer handbag and pulled out five hundred dollars, placing it on the trash-covered table. The dried-up food on the table was covered in flies and crawling with maggots. Helen ran outside and vomited for a long time. "Miles... bad child... bad child... give me mouse... big mouse..." Grandpa chased after her barefoot, hunched over, with messy hair and a filthy face. He looked like a madman who had lived too long in the mountains.