I gave a cold laugh. “You simply forgot you had to hold an enrollment event for me, too, right?”
My parents’ faces changed.
Mom led me into a room. “Don’t make trouble. Brielle ranked in the top fifty thousand in the whole state; it wasn’t easy. It’s normal to praise her more. If you had placed, we would surely have praised you too!”
“Don’t cause trouble.”
After saying that, she turned and walked out.
I let out a dry laugh, but I was the eighth-highest scorer in the whole state.
Anyone could spot my name clearly on the school honor roll. Why didn’t anyone notice?
On the day of the enrollment banquet, Brielle stood at the entrance, greeting relatives and friends.
I was placed to stand next to her.
As the daughters of the parents, side by side.
The smiles on Mom and Dad didn’t drop until an elder frowned at me.
“Brielle’s dress is dragging on the ground. As the one next to her, don’t you know to hold it for her?”
My parents spoke up in discomfort. “President Wagner, this is our older daughter. She’s also graduating this year.”
President Wagner froze, then let out a joking laugh. “Oh… I made a mistake, sorry.”
Honestly, I wasn’t shocked.