No matter how obedient and considerate I was, no matter how much I catered to my mom—
She would always take it for granted, seeing only what she wanted to see.
If that’s the case,
Then I’d simply become the daughter she already believed me to be.
As my mom hummed a tune and strolled back with the neighbor lady, I was in the middle of refunding our tickets.
Since the tickets were tied to her ID, she got the refund notification too.
The next moment, she stormed up to me, waving her phone in disbelief.
“You canceled the trip! It’s only five days away! What are you doing?”
For the first time, I didn’t rush to explain.
I just calmly watched her shouting at me, suddenly finding it all meaningless.
Under my gaze, she shifted uncomfortably.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Nothing.”
I smiled, my voice steady.
“I have work next week. Can’t go on the trip, so I canceled.”
She immediately grew frantic.
“Why cancel ours if you can’t go? Emily and I can still go!”
“You won’t go, and you won’t let others go either?”
I suddenly remembered the summer after middle school.
Emily had seen Disneyland on her phone and begged to go.
Mom instantly bought tickets to take her.