My parents forbade me from celebrating my 18th birthday because my sister didn’t feel special enough. So I moved out that night. A year later, their golden girl saw how successful I’d become, and her jealous meltdown shattered the family.

with her will only hurt you in the long run.”

“The only mistake I made was taking so long to see the truth,” Bethany replied.

My mother grabbed her purse and followed my father out.

Bethany and I sat in silence for a moment.

“Well,” she said finally, wiping her eyes, “that went about as well as expected.”

“Are you okay?”

“No,” she admitted. “But I will be.continue reading …