Overlooked and always second to her sister in her parents' eyes, a young woman decides to put distance between herself and her family by choosing a college far from home. As she builds a life on her own, the question of whether her parents will ever truly see her hangs over every choice she makes.
by dessert my parents were back to circling sofia she's mine mom wanted to hire her a better private college consultant dad insisted his consultant had stronger connections they argued over who would pay as if the loser might miss a chance to prove their love i had spent the fall building my application list with Mrs. Harper, because neither parent could remember
whether I wanted to study engineering, neither asked which school I had entered on my application. I actually knew long ago that I'm not like Sophia. She's a child of both families. Sophia had once been a Moratti, just like me. During the divorce, mom demanded that she became a DeLuna. Dad said no child of his would
surrender the Moratti name. Her lawyers fought for an entire afternoon, while even the security details stayed outside the conference room. I cracked open the door mom i could take your name i thought i was helping she looked at me with irritation rather than anger i don't need you to prove anything for me in the end sophia got both names sophia moret
de luna the name appeared on a twestrian club plaques gala place cards and monogrammed it was two powerful families stamping their claim on her i remained plain amelia morelli after dinner mom personally settled sophia's coat over her shoulders let's go see your new Your father chose curtains that are much too cold for a girl.
Mom, my graduation fee, AP exam fees, and college application account still haven't been I covered all of Sophia's school expenses. Ask your father about yours.