Substitute No More
“There, there, my dear. Don’t be upset. Eva grew up in the countryside. How could she ever compare to our Stella?
“But now that Stella’s gone, we still need to keep ties with the Davidsons. Right now, it’s all about keeping Eva in line. Show her more care. We still need to get more access to the Davidsons through her.”
“I know. Why couldn’t it have been Eva who died instead?”
It felt like I’d fallen into a pit of ice.
The biological parents I had only just reunited with after more than ten years never saw me as a daughter. I was just a tool to them.
There was no longer any reason for me to stay.
I pulled out my phone and booked the next available flight. In two days, I’d be away from this pl