"Hey mom, it's me again; Anna. How are you doing up there. I'm sure that you are having the a blast," She brought her finger tracing over the face of her beloved on the framed photo, a beautiful lady smiling hard, her dimples showing how ecstatic she felt at the time the picture was taken.

"I'm doing extremely great, Dad is taking a good care of me, he loves me to bits. My brothers are always helping me just like a family, so don't worry about me." Her smile grew brighter, "Also, you know, my friends are as kind as always, we hang out all the time. Gosh, you should hear what they gossip about!" A chuckle escaped her as she reminisced the time she spends at school, sitting back on her bed. Hugging the pillow to her chest, "I can't believe that I'm only months away from graduating, I even managed to score a scholarship, can you believe it?! I mean what can I say, the brains run in the family!"

"Oh, and I saved enough from my part-time jobs to... move out. you were not really fond of the idea of me living alone, but I can finally be independent." She saluted her, and started packing her bag, "And don't worry, this will always be home!"

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"Good Morning," She greeted her family who were seated at the dining table, "Would you look at that, the freeloader is finally up. How shameful!" The haughty glare her step brother shot made her grit her teeth, "Uhh, I made sure to make the breakfast ready before getting ready,"

The star of the football team rose his finely done eyebrow and pointed at the plate, "You mean this," He picked it up and spilled the content on the marbled floor. "Even dog food looks better than this," His eyes widened as a marvelous idea struck him, "Dad, I know a way to we could not waste the poor excuse of food,"

The middle aged man, took his cold eyes from the newspaper, and regarded his son with an amused look. His plate was also untouched.

"How do we do that?"

The younger boy reached for the other plate and spilled the food again, making a huge mess in the dining room. "You," He pointed at Anna, then directed his index towards the wasted food. "Eat it,"

The girl paled at the command, balling her hands into fist, "P-Pardon?"

Her brother groaned in annoyance, but his cocky smirk was still there, "What, so now you are deaf? I'm saying eat it like the ungrateful mutt you are."

Rage was rattling the rusty cage within her, fighting against her rational side, 'Just smile it off'

'That brat should not speak to me like this!'

'Endure it like you always did.'

She took a deep breath, cooling down her inner beast. If she can just lay a hand on the brat and teach him a lesson, that'd be great. A forced smile strained her lips as she left to fetch a broom.

It took her a minute before she crouched down and cleaned up the mess, she could feel them burning the side of her head by their glares, "What a disgrace." The older man huffed in annoyance. Her hand tightened around the wooden handle, Anna swept the floor till she can see her reflection against it.

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She nodded her head to the 'family' and headed to school, not wanting to break her perfect attendance. It was also a secret that she lived in the same house as them because her dumb little brother was ashamed that she had a connection with them.