It was my first time stepping into a shopping mall.
Everything inside was so bright and new it made my eyes swim, one overwhelming sight after another.
I craned my neck, drinking in every sight greedily, when I heard Selena mutter a snide remark under her breath.
"Country bumpkin who's never seen the world."
That girl was so insufferable she deserved a fist to the face. She was the one who'd stolen my whole life, yet she never missed a chance to sneer at how little I had.
Sure enough, the second we walked through the mall doors, she wasted zero time putting her twisted plan into motion. She told me to follow her to the restroom.
My birth mom warned us to be careful, then headed off to a café to wait for us where it was cool.
Selena led me to the bathroom door, propped up an "Under
