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.

answered.

“Is this Emma Crawford?” a woman’s voice asked.

“Yes.”

“This is Patricia Winters. I’m your sister Bethy’s academic adviser at State University. She listed you as an emergency contact.”

My stomach dropped.

“Is she okay?”

“She’s fine physically,” Patricia said, “but she’s in some academic trouble, and I’m calling because she specifically asked me continue reading …