I could already guess what she was about to say.

"Mom, Claire and I are both your daughters, but it feels like you've never really loved me." I gave a bitter smile and finally found the courage to say what had been buried in my heart for years.

"I know I'm not as beautiful or accomplished as Claire, not what you wanted. But I didn't have a choice in being your daughter. If I could choose, I wouldn't have been born into this family."

"Gabby, you-" Mom's ...