The Price of a Life
Language: en
The day I was brought back to the military base, I learned that I was the Commander's only biological daughter. There was no hostility as I had imagined. My parents' eyes were red when they saw me. Even Sarah, the girl who had enjoyed eighteen years of blessings in my place, meekly called me "Sister" and thoughtfully handed me slippers. But I just felt uncomfortable. When I couldn't distinguish between a coffee spoon and a soup spoon, when I mispronounced "Shakespeare" as "Shake-spear". I could always hear snickers behind my back. Until the neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, muttered to my…