The Lucky Star That They Threw Away
Language: en
I was adopted at three. The neighbors all said I looked like a porcelain doll. A year later, my "Mom" gave birth to a younger brother. Her long fingernails dug into my cheek: "Penny, your dad and I saved you. Otherwise, you'd have been eaten alive by some old bachelor by now." To repay my adoptive parents, I worked hard to become a child model. Until one day, after ten consecutive hours of shooting, I couldn't help but fall asleep. My "Mom" kicked me across the room: "Did I raise you to eat for free? Don't come home today. Stay in the studio until the shoot continues tomorrow." She…