I Chose Who Deserved My Love
"They treat you completely differently, but they get the same herbal broth and the same gifts. Is that fair to Brennan, the one who is good to you?"
I opened my mouth to argue, but nothing came out.
Later that night, I lay awake thinking.
I remembered when I was a child at the human care center. One time, I helped a volunteer hand out winter blankets. The other children were playing. In the end, everyone got the same gray blanket. But mine had intact edges. No fraying. No fading. I thought it was just luck.
Later, I found out the volunteer had set aside the best one for me on purpose. As she left, she paused at the door and said softly, "Good children deserve better. That is what is fair."