My sister told my parents i dropped out of medical…

and defeated.

“Because you were always going to be better than me, Belle,” she said. Her voice was raspy, sounding like sandpaper.

She leaned back, slightly wincing as the movement pulled at her core. She looked out the window at the rain hitting the street.

“I was the pretty one,” she continued, her tone flat and devoid of her usual spin. “That was my continue reading …