From the shadows, she watches. Her eyes trace the movements; every curve of her mother's smile, every gesture of love they shower upon him. He is the favorite while she rots in sorrow.

She wraps her arms around herself, pretending, just for a moment, that they are her mother's arms instead of her own. They forget about her often; only realizing she exists when she approaches them, her mouth shaped in an eternal frown. They laugh and smile at her too, but she has studied them enough. The smiles and laughs she receives are much different from the ones her brother is granted.

She is a listener, little miss Ava is. She listens to them from her room, hands cupped around her ears. She longs for them to talk about her but all they discuss is her brother. She tries to approach them, but she is only shooed away.

Late one night, the floorboards creak. Little miss Ava studies the space. A man walks towards her with his arms wide open and little miss Ava is given her first hug.

"Come with me, and you shall find, a world where you will be loved." He reaches for her tiny hands with his own.

And little miss Ava, takes the stranger's hands and snuggles into his heart.

Go away Ava, we don't want you.

Their wish has come true.

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