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.

us.

“Are you here for school?” I asked, more out of politeness than genuine curiosity.

“Yeah,” she said. “I’m a freshman at State. I’m here because my communication professor made us come to get extra credit. I’m kind of failing his class.”

She laughed, but it sounded forced.

“College is way harder than I thought it would be.”

“It takes adjustment,” I said continue reading …