Arranged Deception

pounding as my stepmother's

was laced with venom, a sound I knew all too well. I scrambled

ed cautiously, tryin

e you last night? Sneaking around, I'm sure, with that friend of yours." Her words

, trying to explain. "She invited me for a

ding a shock through me. I looked up, blinking back tears at th

eaving this house." She leaned close, her voice softening into something almost mocki

f my room, I let them fall. How had it come to this? She'd once been

to my dad. He said she wasn't ready to take care of a

, and I thought she was lovely. She bought me nice things and treated me with kindness.

never I tried to talk to my dad about it, he would take her side. He loved her so much that he wouldn

y, and I suspected that was the only reason she was interested in him. Now, I

quite popular. I was known for being the life of the party, and I have a passion for fashion and shopping. Ho

I've often been shouted at and reduced to tears. Nevertheless, I've always done what I wanted, thanks to the support of my best friend , sophia . We met in high school and have been inseparable

ges! I had gained a sizable following, and I felt obligated to respond to each one, as ign

nd Celine. Being a fan of K-pop and Korean dramas, as well as Chinese dramas, I couldn't resist commenting on their photo. H

" sophia asked, her vo

alled. I'm having the worst d

verything!" sophia demand

without her permission. And to make matters worse, she slapp

mom can be so unfair sometimes. I'm going to give her a piece of m

d then she had the nerve to act like I was the one who did som

when I give her a piece of my mind. She's going to be so angry, and I'

t. I don't want things to

? Want to go out and forget abou

cause I'm grounded, but let's go o

by the way, i saw this guy at the mall today He's so cute! I'm totall

boys! Get a life, stop bringing

s because you don't have a crush

y room, so I decided to find something to do. I searched for a Chinese drama to watch and found "Back from the Brin

went to the kitchen to make some noodles, my favorite food. I cooked them just right a

good that I lost track of time. Before I knew it, it was al

o I got up and did it. . After washing and p

r a while. Then, I put on my comfiest pajamas - they had cute cartoon char

by fast, and my eyes started to feel heavy. The drama was so good, but I was

so good at telling stories and making me care about the characters. I wante

and what would happen next. I was excit