My parents canceled my 18th birthday to keep the peace with my sister, so I quietly moved out… and watched their “perfect” life slowly fall apart without me.
My parents canceled my 18th birthday because of my sister’s tantrum. So I quietly left the house and watched… “Your sister needs some rest tonight, Ila. We’ve canceled your birthday.” My mother said it nonchalantly, as if she were canceling a dentist appointment, not my eighteenth birthday, not the night I’d waited years for. I … Read more