"And you, Reid Thomas, when I was about to take the SAT, you were playing games and making a lot of noise. I couldn't sleep well all night. Was my SAT not important?"
That was a sore point with my parents.
They opened the door tacitly.
The cold wind blew a snowflake into the room.
"We have raised you for so many years in vain. Get out and reflect on yourself! Come back home when you realize your mistake! Otherwise, we'll disown you."
Reid stood between our parents and echoed, "I have been calling you sister for so long in vain! Come back home when you can afford me a house! Otherwise, I'll disown you!"
They slammed the door shut!
They probably thought I had gone far away, and I heard my dad's scared voice from inside the room.
"Was I being too harsh? What if she really doesn't come back?"
My mother insisted, "It's impossible. We have brainwashed her for so many years. She will definitely realize her mistake!"
Yes, they had been brainwashing me for so long.