Rebirth: A Sister's Betrayal

eo, their faces a mix of worry and misguided love. I didn't ar

e. It wasn't. It was the quiet before

et her own irresponsibility destroy her. I just needed to give it the right push. The first step was simple: find the

I remembered. Emily treated her "confinement"

glass of water? Make sur

g. Can you go check on him

cy place downtown. Can you and Dad go get it

anded expensive supplements, new clothes because her old ones didn't fi

, my response

not even looking

y?" she' d scree

o. Get it

om! Dad! Sarah' s being mean to me! I just had a baby, and s

er side. They' d glare at me, disappointed, be

e compassion," my mother would whisper to

hem run themselves ragged

ange diapers and prepare bottles. The dark circles under his eyes became permanent fixtures. My mother, who was supposed to be enjoying her retir

blankly at a pot of water that had long since boiled ov

I sai

ed. "Oh, Sarah. I

," I said, stat

der than I remember. Leo is... a handful. And E

alked over and turned off the stove. "She' s in her ro

"That' s not true.

firm. "She' s using you. She' s using your love for her to get out of being

in her wall of denial. "I don' t know, Sarah. I jus

f real sympathy for her. They were victims of Emily'

in. The seeds of doubt were planted. N