My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire
My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

 

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

 

“The day SAT scores came out, I burst into the living room, unable to contain my excitement.

 

“”Mom! Dad! I got a 1590!””

 

“”I can go to one of the best schools back East. I can be near my brother and Adrian!””

 

Only silence answered me.

 

Four handmade cloth dolls sat on the couch.

 

Dad. Mom. My brother. And Adrian Frost, my childhood sweetheart.

 

Their round button eyes stared back at me, keeping me company just as they had on countless silent nights before.

 

Of course. They had stopped wanting me long ago. They would never answer.

 

A year earlier, my little sister, Annie, had fallen ill.

 

They said my grades were the reason. They said I had pushed her so far that she had nearly thrown herself out a window.

 

So my parents threw me out and put me in a cheap studio apartment.

 

On my first night there, the drunk next door mistook my door for his and started pounding on it.

 

I curled up beneath the covers, too terrified to make a sound, even to cry.

 

I called Mom, Dad, my brother, and Adrian over and over again.

 

Not one of them answered.

 

Just before dawn, Mom finally sent me a message.

 

[Stop calling. Even seeing your number on the screen upsets Annie.]

 

After that, I made four dolls in their likeness, sewing them one careful stitch at a time.

 

They sat with me while I ate and slept beside me at night.

 

They listened to every small triumph and every sorrow I had no one else to tell.

 

But now, as tears slipped down my cheeks, I could no longer bring myself to hold them.

 

I did not want to keep loving them.

 

I wanted to leave them behind, along with all the pain they had caused me.”

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 10

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 10 Three days after Adrian left the seaport, the Sheldon family made the news. At first, it was just that the interview never aired. People thought it was strange. The kid had one of the highest SAT scores in the state, and even her

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 09

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 09 Half a month later, Adrian finally tracked down where I was, and came to the seaport. I was walking out of the library when I glanced down and saw him standing at the foot of the steps. He had lost weight. Dark circles

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 08

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 08 After the reporter left, the Sheldon living room went unnervingly quiet. Annie’s admission letter still sat open on the coffee table. Just a little while ago, everyone had been gathered around it, laughing. Now, no one so much as glanced at it. Dad

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 07

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 07 The day I arrived in the southern seaport, it was drizzling. The station was crowded. As I wheeled my suitcase out, the wheels rolled through wet patches on the pavement, making soft, small sounds. No one came to pick me up. No one

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 06

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 06 Three or four people stood outside the door. The woman in front held a microphone, a camera crew behind her. Mom blinked. “Can I help you?” The woman smiled. “Hi, sorry to bother you. We’re from the local news. We were hoping to

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 05

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 05 Meanwhile, the Sheldon living room was buzzing. Annie’s admission letter was displayed right in the middle of the coffee table. Mom read it over and over, the smile on her face impossible to hide. “Our Annie really did us proud. All that hard

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 04

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 04 I froze. At first, I thought the vendor was trying to frame me. But he slapped the bills onto the counter, and a small crowd quickly gathered. One person held a bill up to the light. Another rubbed the paper between their fingers.

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 03

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 03 The next day, I went to my part-time job at the coffee shop as usual. Every day, I put on a mascot costume and handed out flyers outside the mall. The midday heat was brutal, and the heavy costume made it difficult to

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 02

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 02 Smart. It was the word I had heard more than any other growing up. Annie was prettier than I was. She was sweeter and easier to love. The only thing I had going for me was my intelligence. I could read a chapter

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My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Novel by Claire

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 01

My Family Members Are Dolls That Never Respond To Me Chapter 01 The day SAT scores came out, I burst into the living room, unable to contain my excitement. “Mom! Dad! I got a 1590!” “I can go to one of the best schools back East. I can be near my brother and Adrian!” Only

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