Escaping the wealthy family Ch 2

Escaping the wealthy family Ch 2
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Can you drop the act already?” 

Last time, she used this same routine to 

manipulate me

Whenever the Millers were around, she’d 

always stick up for me, but behind my back

she’d do everything she could to mess with 

  1. me

If you’re not going to say anything, I’ll just 

pay you back myself, then I’m done with the 

Miller family.I say, whipping out my phone

wiring them money in the family group chat

keeping the transfer screenshot, deleting the 

chat and bailing from the group

Dad gets the notification, his eyes are glued 

to me, he asks, all serious, What are you 

doing? Do you have to make this so 

transactional?” 

I reply evenly, Yes.” 

Seeing them look at me like I’m the enemy

my heart still hurts

Honestly, I don’t get what Dad wants, does he 

want me to stay or go? He agreed with Mike 

about kicking me out, but now he’s trying to 

stop me

I’m almost at the door when Bethany runs 

over, grabs my arm

Please don’t go,she begs, her saccharine 

act makes my skin crawl

I push her away, not even hard, and she falls 

to the ground. Cardboard cutouts are 

sturdier

Same old tricks

Before Bethany can say anything, I cut her 

off, So fragile, huh? Guess you really did 

have it rough. Now that you’re with the 

Millers, make sure they fatten you up.” 

I turn, push open the door, and walk out

I hear Dad yell behind me, If you walk out 

that door, don’t ever come back!” 

I laugh to myself, don’t worry, I won’t

I have a second chance, I’m not going to be

fool again

I get to the apartment I rented after my 

eighteenth birthday

Half a month later, the Millers show up again

I’m heading out to meet my best friend

I get to the apartment lobby and see Mike 

leaning against his car, cigarette butts 

everywhere

I’m disgusted, littering is such a jerk move

Is he waiting for me? Whatever, I pretend not 

to see him and walk past

Abby.” 

When I ignore him, he tries again, Abby 

Miller.” 

I stop, turn around, and ask coldly, What do 

you want?” 

Come home, Mom misses you.” 

Misses me? Does he even hear how lame that 

sounds

She thinks Bethany is her real daughter, she 

doesn’t have time to think about me, the fake. l’ignore him

Seeing that I’m not giving in, he gets angry

snaps, I said, come home.” 

Why should I?I ask sharply

Why should I leave when they want me gone

and come back when they say so

They ended our eighteenyear relationship

not me

Mom’s sick, she raised you for eighteen

years, shouldn’t you go see her?” 

Using the raised youcard to guilt trip me

I remember when I was little, and I got sick

Mom would stay by my side, never leaving for 

a second

Taking care of me, making herself sick in the 

process

Fine, I’ll go see her, just once

I walk back into the Miller house

Mom is pale and frail, lying in bed, muttering 

something I can’t understand

Bethany is sitting next to her, looking 

annoyed, I guess Mom’s mumbling is getting 

on her nerves

Mom, Abby’s here,Mike says, leading me 

over to Mom

Abby,Mom’s voice is weak, she really does 

seem sick

I’m here,I say, taking her hand, I can’t help 

feeling bad for her

Mom begs, Come home, please? I can’t live 

without you.” 

I don’t answer

I feel bad, but I’m still thinking straight

She can’t live without me? Why didn’t she 

choose me, every time there was a choice to 

make

If I move back, I’ll have to spend every day 

walking on eggshells, I won’t have any 

freedom, that’s not what I want

Plus, we already agreed on breaking ties

Don’t you forgive me?Mom cries, tears 

falling onto my hand

You just want your real daughter, what’s 

wrong with that?” 

I tell her to rest, and that I’ll come see her 

again

She cares so much about blood, I’m worried 

she might have a meltdown when she finds 

out the truth

Bethany follows me out of the room

Abby Miller,she calls out

I stop, curious what she’s up to now

She brags about all the stuff the Millers got 

her, I just laugh

If I told her it was all my old stuff, she’d 

probably explode

But I don’t say anything, I just want to watch 

her make a fool of herself

Escaping the wealthy family

Escaping the wealthy family

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