ALL IS NOT LOST
sidney had lived a happy life when her mom was alive. She sometimes remembered how things were and wished she could get those days back but her mom was never coming back . Her stepmom made it her responsibility to make life difficult for her and her siblings. Her dad was never around and there was nothing he could do to help even if she managed to tell him, her stepmom never did wrong in his eyes. Maybe it was because she put up a good act of being the perfect mom when he was around but Sidney wished he would believe her sometimes.
Sidney had to play the role of a mother to her younger ones. Sometimes, she would go hungry to make sure they had enough to eat. On several occasions, she had thought of running away with her siblings but she knew better. She didn't know if they would survive one day so she had to pray that her stepmother changed her attitude towards them.
One day, her dad walked in on her step-mom melting out her cruel punishment on them. That was when he realized that all Sidney had been telling him was the truth.
RE: STACH Short Story Contest #24: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!