3 .

To emphasize how thrifty she is , she insists on saving the leftover chicken bones from dinner to make soup for us the next morning .

Shed deliberately stand near the stairs , waiting for Mom to come out , and grab my hand and fake a fall .

Then shed cry out , Ashley , why did you push me ? I know you hate that I came back and took Mom and Dads attention , but its not my fault ! I miss my parents , and I want to be with them .

Is that so wrong ? I roll my eyes and head back to my room .

L Mom stops me , her voice sharp .

Stop right there ! Go back and apologize to Sarah , and ask her to forgive you ! Ive fed you and clothed you , raised you all these years .

And even after finding out youre not my real daughter , I didnt kick you out ! Dont you have any gratitude ? Im letting you stay here , but not so you can bully Sarah ! Thats it , youre apologizing right now , or I dont care what your dad says , Im kicking you out ! Moms outburst makes Sarah light up with triumph .

She raises her chin at me , a smug look in her eyes .

I sigh , exasperated .

Mom , Sarah is new here , so she doesnt know , but dont you know that we have cameras all over the house ? Want to go check the tapes ? Mom slaps her forehead .

I forgot .

She turns back to Sarah , trying to reassure her , whos now gone pale .

Its okay , we can try something else next time .

And maybe change up the character a little ? This is a bit dull ; I dont really like it .

< The innocent , heartbroken girl when you first got here was good , but I prefer the other character .

She says it like shes trying to give her some constructive criticism , but Sarah is obviously freaked out .

Mom , what do you mean ? Do you think I was faking it and blaming Ashley ? No , no , thats not what I meant .

If thats not what you meant , then why didnt you stop me when you knew there were cameras , instead of letting me act like a fool ? In your eyes , am I just a circus monkey ? Her voice rises , she has a point , she makes my mom dumbfounded .

Are you saying I shouldve meant that ? Or should I have not done that ? Mom asked , trying to get a read on her .

Sarah breaks down , crying and running to her room .

So annoying .

Shes not fun to play with , shes an idiot and cant act .

Should we have your dad fake the DNA test and send her away ? Me : ? You and Dad are certainly cut from the same cloth .

Speak of the devil .

Here comes Dad .

Meeting ! Meeting ! Emergency meeting ! Are the DNA results back ? My brother hurries down the stairs .

Great , the people in this house arent normal and now we have another one , Im gonna be driven crazy , my little brother sighs dramatically .

Sarah came down , her eyes puffy and red .

Now that the DNA results are in , what do you plan on doing ? Ashley has a lot of property and money in her name , birthday and coming of age gifts .

I dont mind her living here , but shouldnt she return my familys gifts ? And what about her engagement with Thomas of the Thomas Corporation ? Have you talked with the Thomas family ? Are they , calling off the engagement ? Whos she going to marry ? Hold on one second , Dad interrupted .

Take a look at the DNA results .

Chapter Two She grabs the envelope , looking confused , pulls out the DNA report , and her face just CRUMPLES .

This … this cant be real ! Theres no way Im not your daughter !