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My father wanted to live with his mistress and lied about everything to get away with it. But I discovered the whole truth during a chance encounter with someone I thought was dead.When I was eight years old, my mother was sent to the hospital. She was really sick, and my father took me to visit her every once in a while. But one day, he came home with sad news. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Josh, your mother is gone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
I cried inconsolably that night, but Dad told me that we had to pack. \u201cWhere are we going?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
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My mom spent a long time in the hospital, and then my dad said she died. | Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t stay in this town any longer with so many memories of your mother. We have to move and get a fresh start if we have a chance at getting over this loss,\u201d he answered. So I helped out while crying for my mother and got in the car a few hours later.<\/p>\n
We drove for what seemed like the longest time and eventually reached a house that wasn\u2019t that different from the other one. \u201cYou\u2019ll love it here, and you\u2019ll make tons of new friends around the neighborhood,\u201d he told me.<\/p>\n
But a few days after moving in, a woman started showing up all the time. \u201cJosh, this is Erika, a great friend,\u201d my father introduced us.<\/p>\n
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My father married another woman quickly. | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to meet you, Erika,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAh, yes, sure. So Owen, what are we having for dinner?\u201d she answered, barely paying any attention to me and addressing my father only. I was confused, but my father was smiling. I wanted him to be happy.<\/p>\n
But their happiness went really fast. They got married only a few months after my mother\u2019s death, and Erika moved in with us. After the wedding, it became clear that she hated me. She yelled all the time and gave tons of chores.<\/p>\n
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She hated and yelled at me all the time. | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t a rebellious kid by any means, but nothing I did was right. \u201cGod! You\u2019re useless just like your mother!\u201d she exclaimed one day.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t talk about my mother! Did you know her?\u201d I asked angrily.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, I knew her! Her sickness was bringing your father down, and he had to leave,\u201d Erika yelled.<\/p>\n
\u201cJosh! What are you doing upsetting your new mother?!\u201d my father suddenly walked in. He whispered something I couldn\u2019t hear to Erika and continued frowning at me.<\/p>\n
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My father took her side every time. | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n
\u201cShe started talking about my mother,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t talk back to me. Go to your room and finish your homework now!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFine!\u201d I answered and went to my room. Years passed, and Erika never wanted me around. As soon as I was old enough to take care of myself, they even went on long vacations without me. But I no longer cared. I didn\u2019t want anything to do with that woman. However, she crossed the line one day.<\/p>\n
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\nI found her in my room touching my mother\u2019s portrait. | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n
I came home from school and saw her in my room. I was 17 years old and saving to leave this hell house. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d I asked her irritably.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m cleaning up this mess. Also, this picture has to go immediately. I will not tolerate another woman\u2019s photo in my house. It\u2019s been years. You have to move on,\u201d Erika answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you dare touch that picture!\u201d I threatened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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