They Gave Me Away , Now They're Begging Me to Come Back

When I was little, my parents told me and my sister to pick out a piece of jewelry.

Laid out in front of us were Mom's gold ring and her silver ring.

I chose the gold one. My sister chose the silver one.

After that, my parents took only me on a two-day trip.

That night, lying in the motel bed, I overheard them talking.

"This kid is just too greedy. How can she be so calculating? If only she were more like her little sister."

"Well, we can't afford to raise two kids anyway. The sooner we send her off, the sooner we can stop worrying."

I understood exactly what they meant.