Chapter 4
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Laura hummed in response, smiling.
Then, with deliberate emphasis, she responded, “I even prepared a special costume for my next performance. However, now that
I’m pregnant, I wonder if it’ll still fit. I’ll try it on for you all later. You can tell me what you think.”
Elias‘ eyes ignited with an undeniable passion.
On the way to the parking lot, Laura took it upon herself to push my wheelchair.
Leaning close to my ear, she taunted in a low voice, “You were outside the door last night. Why hide? Did it finally sunk in that
you don’t deserve Elias, you worthless crap?”
Humiliation surged through me, and I clenched my fists, asking, “Laura, why do you hate me so much?”
“I just can’t stand you! Why should you get everything–parents, a doting brother–without lifting a damn finger, while I had to
grow up alone with no parents?
“You pick up dances so fast, and Ms. Wilkes even points to you as the one to follow. But no matter how much I practice, she keeps
telling me I’m not cut out for dancing.
“I won’t accept that! I want to prove that fate isn’t set in stone. Look at me now. I’ve taken everything from you, haven’t I? You’ll
never be my equal!”
