Once When I Was 10

Short Intro

My name, is Texy. I grew up in a really big house in San Diego,California with my twin sister Amanda.

My parents, Brett and Friona Demendford never and I mean like never ever liked me. They even forgot my twenty-third birthday last week.

Ever since I was born, they made my life miserable. My mother never fed me or took care of me. No. She was too busy judging every single thing I was doing.

For her and my father, I am nothing but a big disappointment for our family. They hired a nanny to take care of Amanda and me when we were 3 days old , but Heddy, the nanny they hired, was not the kind of nanny who sang me songs when I cried or the kind of nanny that looked at me with a warm smile and sparkly eyes.

Heddy was more the kind of nanny that was waiting for us to stand on our own two feet so that we could do her chores. She never cared about me more than my parents did.

Even tough I spent most of my time obeying to my parents and Heddy's orders, I still found time to write all of my toughts about my future in a small diary when I was 10.

The only thing was sure was true is the fact that my parents would kick me out of the house as soon as I would be eighteen. And they did. Luckily, I was prepared for this.

I had earned enough money for my college funds by babysitting, pet-sitting, gardening and housekeeping since I was 12. For a place to live, I did not have enough money but my best friend Aude's parents let me live with them until I found an apartment.

They set up a room for me and my twin sister in the basement and I moved to Los Angeles when I turned 20. Aude's aunt lived near the University I was going to attempt and she said that me, Amanda and Aude could stay at her house.

This is why I loved Aude's family. They treated me like their daughter. For them, I was family. Amanda works as a storyboard artist at a production studio and Aude is an Instagram model.

Now, I am twenty-three and I live in a small apartment with Amanda and Aude. We were all very happy until...