I Chose Death to Please My Parents
My name is Jacob Brewer, and I'm the oldest child in my family. Both my parents are top graduates from elite colleges.
My younger sister, Willow Brewer, is in third grade and gets perfect scores in every subject.
My little brother, Ivan Brewer, has only just learned to talk, yet he can already recite the periodic table from memory.
And then there's me, forever scraping by with barely passing grades.
So when Willow cashes in her perfect grades for a family trip to Serova over the Christmas holiday, I volunteer to stay home. "I'll stay behind and take care of Grandma since she's paralyzed."
Mom hesitates, but Dad simply turns to me and says coldly, "Fine by me. Being a good son might be