The Lie My Family Built That I Broke Myself

Once I could hear what cats and dogs were thinking, I went from being the invisible one at home to a star. My younger sister stopped calling me "that one" and started clinging to my arm, all sweetness: "Sis, from now on I'm counting on you for anything to do with the dog." My mother, who wouldn't even let me sleep in over summer break, suddenly had a smile for me, and even bragged about me in front of relatives and friends. And my father, who couldn't so much as remember my birthday, eagerly pulled me in front of a camera and got the livestreaming going.