Chapter 77: Outcast, Part 1

May 2017

"Low-ee! Up."

Rolling my eyes, I flopped over onto my side and glared at my half-brother. He was two and couldn't say Chloe, so I'd become Low-ee. I refused to admit it was adorable because I was determined to hate everything about being here - including my father's shiny new family.

When I'd arrived almost a month ago, everything suddenly made a whole lot more sense. He'd disappeared from my life because he was too busy creating a brand-new one for himself, complete with a hot, young wife - a certified MILF according to the guys at my new school - and a precocious, bouncing, baby boy. Yup. My father had it all. A picture-perfect family. Wealth. Power. Status. All thanks to his new wife. He'd even taken her last name.

"Low-ee!" Little Frank - original, huh? - grabbed my arm with his sticky fingers.

"Ew." I jerked away and rubbed my arm, my fingers coming away with a gooey honey colored substance. "What is all over your hand?"