The Price of Being Second Best

Summary

When my parents divorced, Mom fought for my older sister, and Dad fought for my younger brother.

I was the middle child, the one nobody wanted.

Everyone bet against me, but irony has a funny way of working out.

After the SATs, my sister ended up at a community college, my brother dropped out, and I? I was the state's top scholar.

Suddenly, it was my turn to be fought over.

I shook off their hands, pulling two documents from my bag.

"Kids who've been abandoned once have trust issues," I said coolly.

"So, here's the deal—"