"Cousin, you have no idea how awful Mercy is! That role was supposed to be mine from the start. I don't know if she cozied up to the director or someone else, but she snatched it right from under my nose!" Zara fumed as she cut her steak, the knife screeching against the plate.
Sarah winced at the noise and after a moment said, "I don't understand why Aunt and Uncle adopted someone like her. She bullies you and they don't do anything about it? If you ask me, you should just kick her out!"
Zara's eyes flickered, then she said, "Actually, she's had a tough life. She grew up in a rural orphanage without parents."
Sarah looked exasperated. "You're too kind and that's why people take advantage of you! People like her, who've had to fend for themselves, are cunning. She might end up taking ev
