The Price of a Like
she sobbed, addressing me by a name that made my skin crawl, "we're your parents! No matter how much you resent us, blood ties can't be severed."
She pressed a handkerchief to her eyes, playing to the audience. "You're my flesh and blood! I carried you for ten months. If it hadn't been for that awful mistake at the hospital, I never would've been separated from you. But now, we'll make up for lost time. You'll be the jewel of our family, I promise. You've enjoyed Vanessa's life for so many years, now it's time to return the favor. Let's go home."
Her words dripped with saccharine sweetness, but her eyes betrayed the schemes brewing within. She wasn't here to reclaim a daughter—she was here t
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