They Never Chose Me
On the day of our family trip, I woke up early, only to be shocked to find the house completely empty.
While I was still wondering what was going on, a message from my younger sister, Cynthia, popped up in the family group chat.
"Oh no, I forgot to tell everyone in this group that the departure time had been moved up!"
The next second, the message was recalled.
As I stared blankly at the now-empty chat, I felt my eyes sting.
At that moment, I realized they had another family group chat—one that did not include me.
While I was still in a daze, Mom called.
"I'm sorry, Yesenia. We moved the departure time up by an hour and forgot to tell you. Hurry and get a cab over here. Maybe you can