Paul was a liar.
He said we were having fun, but he broke up
with Jenny.
Mom was angry when she got the call, and I
could hear Jenny crying through the closed
door.
Paul cheated, but Jenny and my parents were
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Mom was upset, and yelled, and was going to
yell at Paul.
Dad stopped her.
“If we make it public, we can’t fix it.”
“We don’t need to fix it!”
Mom wanted revenge.
Dad said that if she was going to ruin the
relationship, he would lose his job.
Jenny and her aunt had told everyone about
the wedding.
Dad thought they could fix it and move on,
without hurting anyone.
“If you can fix it in private, don’t make it
public.”
Jenny loved Paul, and was willing to be quiet
about the affair.
But Paul broke up with her.
Jenny came home crying.
She was more the daughter of this house
than me.
My parents were helping her.
I didn’t say anything.
Jenny was angry.
While Dad was at work and Mom was buying
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her candy, she broke my tablet.
“Laugh, bitch.”
Her face was mean.
“Do you want to be embarrassed again? I told
you to be honest with me.”
She was talking quietly, but she was proud.
“If you bother me, I’ll kill you.”
Mom wouldn’t go to my school.
Mom was going to the school for her.
We were in the same class.
“Pay double, $200, before the holidays. Or I’ll
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get you candy.
I felt sick when I heard that.
I touched the tape recorder in my pocket and
felt satisfied.
I was giving my mom a present.
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The alarm rang, and the screen lit up.
The picture of us kissing was in front of
Jenny.
“Gross.”
She stopped when she saw the man.
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I took my phone and turned off the screen.
“Who’s on your phone?”
Jenny was shocked and angry.
“Nobody.” I said.
“Give it to me!” She asked.
I refused.
“Give it to me!”
Jenny fought me.
Mom came home and joined the fight.
She punched my back.
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It felt like my back was going to be carved
out.
I felt cold.
I heard Mom saying, “My Donna is the best in
the world, right?”
“Mom loves Donna the most.”
Mom patted my back, and I hugged her.
Until Mom slapped me.
“Don’t bully Jenny!”
Mom’s face brought me back to reality.
I was empty.
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Until Mom slapped me.
“Don’t bully Jenny!”
Mom’s face brought me back to reality.
I was empty.
My wig fell off.
Cold.
I forgot that I lost all my hair from chemo.
