Broken Scholarship, Father’s Slap

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Dad gave my scholarship money to my cousin as a Lunar New Year gift.

I cried and tried to snatch it back.

He slapped me to the ground.

Mom, as always, told me not to hold it against him.

That night, Dad ended up in the hospital.

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When I was born, Dad cried on the roof for two hours.

He never changed a diaper, never fed me.

He barely even looked at me.

Then my cousin, Ethan, was born, and Dad showered him with all the love and attention I craved.

Every holiday, Dad would come home