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Lexus (9 years old)

My birth was a turning point for the family. My mother became livelier, my father found a job (though just as an office guy) and my older brother was delighted to have a younger sibling. Everything was pretty normal. Though sometimes we faced some hardships since we weren't financially strong, in the end we tried our best to stick together and somehow got through it. My mother couldn't get a proper job.

Why?

Well when my parents had Eli they were still in college. Mom had to drop out since she had to take care of the baby while dad promised to complete his studies and get a job and then they could start a family. Maybe at the beginning they really loved each other.

Maybe that's why they had Eli.

But things didn't really go as they planned and a few years later, after my father's business failed they started having problems and started fighting.