"Take off that dress. You are so short and fat, and you have the nerve to wear the same dress as your sister. Why do you have to copy your sister all the time?"
"And your makeup. You look so ugly with so much blush on. It's gross."
I looked at Carol's clothes. They were actually quite different from mine.
And I had this dress for several years already.
My mother bought it for me herself.
As for my blush...
If I hadn't put too much blush on, my pale face might have made my mother even angrier.
"Mom, I..."
I wanted to explain, but before I could talk, my mother pushed me back into my room.
She glared at me impatiently and said, "Don't. I just feel annoyed when you talk. Go get changed and wipe off that blush."
"It's New Year's Eve. Don't embarrass me."
With a loud "bang", the door was slammed shut.
Carol's soft voice penetrated my ears through the crack in the door.
"Mom, don't get angry during the holiday. It will ruin your fortune for the whole year. Caroline didn't mean to upset you."
My mother sneered, "Don't speak out for her. I know her. Ever since you came back, she has been trying to compete with you in everything and complaining about us for being unfair."