Jane truly was happy, extremely happy. The night that Alex took her back to his house, she cried into her blankets until it was soaked in tears. No one had ever treated her like a human-being since she was born. She didn't understand why her parents would bring her to this world. Why give birth to her if they weren't going to love her? She tried protesting against the injustice and argued with her parents, asking them why they didn't love her. But they always had more excuses and reasons.
Her father would say, "Jane, we gave you life and fed you. Not only are you not appreciative of us, but you want to fight for attention? Your mother and I are not petty people, so why would we have a child like you?"
"All my brothers and sisters have their own rooms? Why am I the only one sleeping out here like a dog?" she asked in tears.
"Your brothers and sisters are twins, what about you?" 1
Her mother added, "Your siblings are much sweeter when they call us and would never complain like you d o! Besides, you know that it's difficult for Mommy and Daddy to raise so many children, Jane. There are bound to be times where there isn't enough love to go around. There's nothing we can do. The others are twins and you are the only one out of place, so we have to look after them first."
"We think that it's already not bad that we managed to take such good care of eight out of nine children we gave birth to. The fact that only one of them is not getting as much attention is understandable and we are proud of it. You need to understand that even fingers are at different lengths, would you chop all the fingers in half only to match the length of your pinky finger? If we really were the kind of parents who don't love or care for you, we would have sent you away considering how many children we have. If we sent you away to some foreign country, what would you d o? A lot of couples overseas get divorced and abandon the children they adopted," her father carried on hurriedly. 1
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