Stolen Dreams, The Family I Left

Chapter 1

To soothe my adopted sister's hurt feelings, my brother swapped my dream acceptance letter from the country's top art academy for a mediocre state college thousands of miles away.

In the living room, the document stamped with a strange logo was painfully bright.

The relatives looked at each other, and a wave of suppressed whispering broke out.

"What happened? Didn't Addy get into the National Academy?"

"Well… South Hill State isn't bad, but it's nowhere near the Academy."

I stood