“Either Give Your Bedroom to Your Younger Sister, or Pack Your Things and Get Out!” My Stepmother Shouted at Me During a Family Dinner.

This is my home too, so tomorrow morning your room becomes Chloe’s, and if you don’t like it, you can leave right now.”

Dad said nothing to defend me.

I slowly folded my cloth napkin and placed it beside my plate.

“All right.”

Gwendolyn blinked, clearly caught off guard.

“What did you say?”

“I said all right,” I repeated calmly.

I went upstairs, pulled two heavy hard-shell suitcases from my closet, and began packing methodically.

I carefully packed my work clothes, laptop, personal documents, my mother’s vintage gold jewelry, a