Dad Only Loves His New Son
"Whether he mistreats her or not isn't proven by what he says. It's proven by what he has done over the last five years."
That person froze. The entire office fell dead silent.
The teacher looked at me as if she wanted to ask me something, but she ultimately kept it to herself and placed my withdrawal application at the corner of her desk.
I turned on my heel and left the office.
The school corridor stretched out ahead of me. Sunlight streamed in through the windows, creating a checkered pattern of light and dark across the linoleum floor.
When I walked past the Wall of Fame, I caught the photograph prominently displayed in the center. My father, Ian Smith, stood to one side while his stepso