y growling stomach. Regan treated me the way she di

worst harvest ever. Uncle Pete, Regan's dad, who came visiting, suggested I follow him to Michigan and school with his daughter, to e

she saw me as a local country girl who came

er, Aunt Elena, who had no child of her own and considered Regan as hers. She was a v

year older, we were classmates. Yet, she sought every little opportunity to belittle or bully me. Heck. It was so

f, but when I opened my eyes the

ut of my room only to walk into my aunt, Cecil, who sipped coffee at the

onsidering your stay in thi

ock. "Please.. can we do

ly why you shouldn't bother going today. There's no

eally hurry

. "I never imagined in my wildest dreams that my husband would b

mpkin from nowhere. I bit my lower lip to curtail my countenan

her feet. "And next time, you should know bette

hion house. But I never got a single new clothing from her, except her husband, uncle Pete decide

As long as I was strong

tared at the list. It was an en

s to do

etting ready, I was about to leav

ou? What on earth did you do to Asher yest

never texted me.

red to myself angrily without bothering to reply her. T

0am: Wher

2am: Grac

Are you ignori

cared you can't rear your ugly

e I wanted a jerk like him to find me attractive, but him seeing me a

rolling e

10:18am: Tom

king ruling over everyone, then I would play a very big role in humbling him. Afteral

dewalk. By the time I was about to leave the convenience store I went to get the last set of items I needed, it was swarming with a lot of customers. I pitied the eld

any help?"

ile she handled payments, I packaged items and restocked shelves from the supply room. I worked

ooed when I told her I was leaving. "My shop attenda

if my mum or dad sud

to leave? Won't you

cranky girl called Regan. Fresh ideas bobbed my head as I had my taquitos with fountain soda. I wondered how many jobs I mi

e on certain terms and conditions with Asher, which could be to do assignments for him and run errands

. I needed to start saving up for college as early as possible, not to

are you

all. I hurried to her insta

you calling." I apologized

She handed me some dollar bills but I shook my head. I

ay me. You gave me free lunch a

oney on me. I was about to let out another protest when her phone rang. Sh

rything

ed. "I was going to give that to my boy who told me he was on h

a and taquitos didn't do g

e such a bad wa

re. I love noodle

ying the noodles, pleased with my luck. I was half

ing to surprise me? Didn't y

ad picked a table away from the entrance. So I w

gel came to help me out today.

That's cool.

r some reason, I thought it sound

pful, sweet and humble. She even r

red bucks. Funny how I made three hundred bucks in two days without any hassle. But it h

heard her ask him.

body at school who ruined my devices y

mulled in anger. "You shouldn't play

na. I know jus

and hatred, without minding the cost. You

ace

call after

rly done with my mea

She calle

o go. I grabbed my old purse and hurried to her. "You called

stepped out this minute." She said, crani

ck and almo

he

have

r grandso

poor hopel