The Other Daughter
She continued lecturing, her voice sharp with irritation, "Elowen Voss, you’re getting more childish as you age. How old is your sister? As the older one, shouldn’t you give in to her? Look how badly you scared Suri!"
I couldn’t take it anymore. For the first time in all these years, I shouted back at her.
"Mom! Look at my face! Suri nearly disfigured me. Why won’t you say a word to her?!"
Tears and snot streamed down together. I knew I looked miserable, but I couldn’t stop. I just wanted an explanation from her.
Mom looked me up and down in surprise, as if shocked that I could raise my voice at all.
In the past, I had always been timid at home, terrified of upsetting her, in fear that she w
Hot Chapters