Favoritism

It is a good day for the normal people but for me, it's not. My life has been so miserable, as always. Everytime I woke up in the morning my mother never stop ranting.

" Amy, get up! don't waste your time in just laying in your bed. Come out in your room and start cleaning the house! " shouts my mother as if I can't hear.

"Grr okay, okay!" oh another tiring day. Well, this is my life I should get used to it.

I am Amethyst Gomez. I'm the elder and being the eldest is not easy. I can feel that I am no ones favorite, especially to my parents. In short, there is a favoritism formed between me and my sister. I don't know if I did something wrong to them just the way they treated me. They treated me like a slave, lady-in-waiting, a chambermaid and not as a daughter. I can't move or do what I want to do. I just can't denied the truth that I get hurt everytime. Especially when they blow me a hurting words. But its okay, even if the world turns upside down they're still my parents.

I started cleaning the ceiling in our living room then next is the floor. I mop the stains that left on it until my sister stepped on the wet floor then she fell really hard. She started crying like a child, tss. As a 15 years old we don't act like that, don't we?

I helped her to get up but she just pushed me. Then suddenly my mother came.

"Omg Therese, are you okay?" my mother worriedly said.

" It hurts mom, my back" sobbing, Therese.

"You!" my mother pointed at me. " What did you do?!"

"M-mom i didn't do anything. I'm just mopping the floor when Therese stepped on it. It was an accident mom, i swear" I defended.

"Mom don't listen to her, it's not true. She just intentionally put a liquid thing on the floor so I could fell and get me hurt. You know mom, she's jealous to me because I am yours and daddy's favorite" she said while sobbing.

"What?! that's not true!" I hurriedly said.

" How dare you to lie to me Amethyst!" She then slapped me hard on the face.

"Mom swear, I didn't do a-anything"

"You did nothing but to boil my blood. You are ugly just like a monkey. You're an idiot. You're a big opposite to Therese and I am not grateful to have you as my child. You're nothing but like a trash!" I can't take this anymore. It really really hurts hearing your mother saying those words in front of you.

"Really mom? Is it my fault now? Is it my fault now that I born in this cruel world? Why can't you just appreciate me that I did all the works you ordered to me. Even if I'm tired to this works, I still do it. Sometimes I'm thinking if when will you see me as your daughter and not a maid or a slave?! When will you love me as your d-daughter?" I pause for a minute to clear my throat. " Mom, don't you have any conscience? Why are you and dad doing this to me? I'm also your daughter, your own blood...I've been holding a grudge for a long time and only now i have the courage to tell you. Hope one day you will treat me as your daughter...mom" I didn't wait for her response. I just left them immediately and go to my comfort zone, which is my room.

I just cried here in my room thinking why this world doing this to me. Why the world is so unfair to me. The words that came out to my mothers mouth repeatedly playing in my head. I know my mother hates me but I didn't expect her to say those hurtful words in me. I will just let this day pass by. I felt my eyes are heavy so I gently close it.

I woke up as I heard a knock on my room. I quickly get up and opened the door. As I open I saw Therese standing outside my room.

" Go downstairs to eat." She said in a timid voice. Then she immediately left my room.

I was shock as what happened. Its weird because they not used to invite me to eat. I felt something wrong.

We're so quiet while eating our food. No one dared to talk. All I could hear is the sound of spoon on the plate. It's kinda awkward after what happened in the living room.

"Ahermm" mom destroyed the silence. " Ahm Amy, can we talk?"

"S-sure" I replied.

It took her for a minute to talk again.
"About what happened earlier....I'm very very sorry" she then burst out into tears. "I'm so sorry for everything ridiculous I've done to you. I'm so sorry for not treating you as my daughter. I otherwise treated you as the maid in this house. I'm so sorry for being an evil mother to you. Sorry for the hurtful words that i uttered to you. I'm sincerely apologizing for every wrong I've done to you Amy. As your mother, I love you but my anger towards you prevailed more but I realized that after all you are still my daughter, my blood. I'm so sorry Amy, hope you forgive me."

I quickly hugged my mother and Therese also joined while repeatedly saying 'sorry' to me.

" Mom I know that I'm hurt because of your behavior towards me but I forgive you always and also to you Therese, cause we are family. I can't carry a burden forever because I might not be able to grow my height. " And we all laugh after we let go of our hug.

" I love you, my princesses. "