Daughter for Sale: All for My Brother
The year my younger brother, Leo Mercer, comes into the world, I instantly turn from the apple of Mom and Dad's eye into a ghost.
I remember how Mom used to stay up all night out of guilt just because a mosquito bit me.
However, later, when Leo knocks over a pot of boiling water and leaves my back covered in blisters, her only priority is telling him not to blame himself.
When I was 17, a fire accidentally breaks out at home, and Mom and Dad immediately carry Leo out of the house. I'm left behind and nearly burn to death before Mom and Dad finally remember they have a daughter.
Even though I'm ultimately saved, I end up with a four-inch scar across my abdomen.
Mom and Dad hold my hand