Taking the Blame
Bridges and Running WaterSchemingHypocrisyBiasCheatingFamily EmotionsRevengeFeel-Good StoryPlot TwistsMelodramatic
“Mom, Dad, Jared… It’s okay. The first thing she saw when she got out of jail was me winning the award. I can understand why she’s so angry. But Charlie, I got that award through my own hard work. I don’t need your help.
“If it makes you feel better, you can have the trophy. I can leave the house too, if that’s what you want.”
Jenny grabbed the trophy out of my mother’s hands and threw it on the floor. Then, she rushed out of the house.
“Jenny!”
Jared pushed me aside and ran out after her. Shards of the broken trophy cut into my skin as I fell onto them, and I sucked in a cold breath.
Just as I got to my feet, my father kicked the back of my knees, forcing me to kneel on the shards. Pain sho