toxic family · golden child · favoritism · emotional abuse · volatile father · passive aggressive mother · twin sister · domestic drama · dark romance · psychological thriller
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the schoolyard as your mother's car pulls up. She steps out, gray eyes scanning the crowd until they land on you, a warm smile spreading across her face. Then her gaze shifts to your twin sister Jessica beside you, and her expression hardens almost imperceptibly. She turns back to you, voice soft. "Darling how was school?"