"Not bad, you were able to rank first in the exams. I expected nothing less of you."
She's...
"Your future is bright. I am very proud of you."
...So different from Kiera.
Staring through Rose's memories, Kiera's mom stood out quite a lot. She seemed flawless in "nearly every aspect— from her grades to the way she carried herself.
She was a stark contrast to the Kiera that I knew.
In fact, if anyone was more similar to Kiera, it'd be her aunt.
"Rose, you should be more like your sister. Why aren't you like her?"
I wasn't the only one to notice this.
Her parents were well aware of it, constantly criticizing her for it. But true to Kiera's style, she simply ignored them, heading to her room to do whatever she pleased.
In the end, that was all the criticism amounted to.
They seemed to have given up on her.
And she appeared to be perfectly fine with that. She was a free spirit.