Ashes of a Forgotten Daughter

When the gas explosion set the villa on fire, I used every ounce of strength I had to carry my unconscious mother and brother out to safety.

But when they woke up, they gathered around my cousin, whose hair had been singed by the flames, showering her with concern.

The butler asked anxiously, "Where's Keira?"

Mom shouted furiously, "That ungrateful wretch Keira ran off first thing!"

"Thank god for Celeste---she even had her hair burned trying to save us."

Mom and my brother looked at me with intense disgust, completely missing the flicker in my cousin's eyes.