Reborn From Ashes novel Chapter 55

Anna found it hard to believe. Any normal person should know this wasn't right! How could Morgan, of all people, not realize that? He was supposed to be a top student in high school!

Feeling frustrated, Anna continued reading the next page. Hayden's entries were short for several days and mostly filled with complaints.

"I'm exhausted, not feeling well today, and I'm too tired to read.

"I want to cry. This isn't what I imagined at all. I'm done for today.

"Does the protagonist in this book have it as bad as I do? It's ridiculous. I'm not reading anymore!

This pattern carried on for five days until things seemed to improve.

"I'm finally feeling better, so I'll try to catch up on my reading today. The quote, 'I didn't die, thanks to friendship.' fits my situation. My classmate gave me some medicine, and it worked pretty well, though it made me really sleepy.

"I got drowsy during dinner and got scolded again. Morgan told me I should turn the game volume down next time. He said studying late into the night is already hard enough, and playing games would just make me sleepier.

"Of course, Mom, Dad, and my sisters scolded me again. But this time, I didn't get mad. I guess I'm used to it now. Haha, is this my fate? A life full of humiliation."

After reading that entry, Anna felt a strange discomfort settling in her heart. Hayden's illness hadn't gotten better because of his immune system or anything the Sterling family did. It was because someone else had given him medicine.

"I didn't die…"

How ironic. Anna's hands trembled slightly as she turned to the next page.

"Did you write it like this on purpose to make people think it wasn't your fault?" Anna thought. "If not, then there's only one other possibility… No way. Morgan would never do something that disgusting!"

She shook her head. The idea seemed too absurd. They were siblings, after all!

Anna hesitated for a moment but decided to keep reading. By the time she had finished, she felt like she had uncovered much of what had happened to Hayden within the Sterling family.

"I never imagined Hayden lived such a miserable life," she murmured. "And this probably only captures a small part of it as surely more he hasn't written down."

"He's endured so much." A pang of guilt settled in Anna's chest as she slowly closed the notebook.

She had decided that she needed to have a proper conversation with Hayden. What he had written here was more than just words; it was evidence.