when I'm 8 my younger sister Rachel Gaffney unplugthe battery powering my artificial heart so she

when I'm 8 my younger sister Rachel Gaffney unplug the battery powering my artificial heart so she can charge her phone by the time mom and dad find me my skin has turned blue and I'm barely breathing the doctors saved my life but I'm left with serious health problems that never go away after that Rachel might as well be invisible to mom and dad they stop smiling at her and barely speak to her all their time and attention go to me dad takes a job overseas to pay for the monthly maintenance on my artificial heart while mom quits her job to stay by my side around the clock she even fasts one day a week praying that I'll be given more time may never be healthy again but at least mom and dad love me then on the day Rachel's college applications are due the power suddenly goes out with only minutes left before the deadline mom pulls the battery from my artificial heart and hooks it up to the computer the warning alarm in my chest immediately starts blaring I reach for her mom stop my heart she slaps me hard across the face her eyes red we've punished Rachel for 10 years over that stupid battery there are other backups in the house why can't you use one of those you've already cost her her childhood are you really going to cost her her future too how can you be this cruel mom locks me in my bedroom leaving me without my battery Rachel submits her applications#revengestory #reddit_tiktok #askredditstories #relationship #revengereturns #reddit #drama #revenge #redditstories #redditreadings