Am I Clean Now Mom

Summary

They were late to my fifth birthday party. My own party.

When Mom and Dad finally walked in, they had a girl with them. She was small and thin and silent, and they led her by the hand. Mia. My new sister.

I ran to hug my mother, my arms outstretched, but she sidestepped me. The momentum sent me stumbling, and I fell backward into the cake. The three-tiered, princess-themed castle of a cake they had so carefully picked out for me.

Buttercream and frosting clogged my nose and mouth. For a second, I couldn't breathe. Panic flared in my chest.