Biased Mother Gave Me the Fatal Short Stick
Language: en
My mom always said that to give my sister and me fair love, we’d use a lottery system. Whoever drew the long stick, my sister or I, would get what they wanted: favorite food, new clothes, even a hug and a kiss from our parents. But I always drew the short stick. I told Mom it wasn’t fair, but she sharply rebuked me. “If you can’t draw the long stick, you only have your bad luck to blame!” Then came my birthday. Chloe wanted to go to the amusement park, and Mom made us decide with the draw-sticks again. I secretly glued the two sticks together. But Mom slapped me hard, yelling that I…