Betrayed: When My Family Killed MeChapter 1

I was reborn.

The corn in the pantry turned red. My mom, Linda, thinking it was a good omen and wanted to give them to my nephew, Zed.

When I found out, I burned the corn and the pantry.

Linda slapped me because of ruining Zed's luck.

My brother and his wife, Jeremy and Amanda, beat me until I died.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day Linda was going to give the red corn to Zed.

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Linda said, "With these corn, Little Zed will be smarter."

Linda holding the corn with both hands, her eyes gleaming.

In the basket, some corn had turned red.

I was still in a daze.

Linda slapped me hard. "What are you staring at? Go make the corn!"

My face stung with pain as I came to my senses. I looked at the kitchen where the red corn were boiling.

I realized I had been reborn.

Suppressing my excitement, I quickly started working.

She looked at me with contempt, her eyes full of disdain. "Girls are such good-for-nothing! You earn just 2,000 dollars a month, eat and live in my house. Useless!"

I took a deep breath, swallowing my bitterness.

As the aroma of the corn filled the room, Zed returned from a day out with his parents.