My dad struck my face, shattering my front tooth, because I refused to give my salary to my sister. Mom smiled, handing him water. “Parasites must obey their hosts,” she
The next morning, the silence in the sprawling house was suffocating. When I walked into the kitchen, my father barked, “Did the wire transfer clear yet?” I didn’t answer. I just looked at them—my mother casually flipping eggs, my sister scrolling, and the man who had shattered my tooth. “You’re not walking out without paying…
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