dias antes do meu aniversário, minha mãe cancelou tudo e escolheu minha irmã de novo, então fui

Days before my birthday, my mother canceled everything and chose my sister again, so I left forever. My name is Madison Carter, and I was 30 years old when my mother canceled my birthday three days before the party. Not because someone was sick or because of a real emergency, but because my younger sister had created yet another crisis, just when the attention would finally be focused on me. "We're canceling your birthday," my mother said as soon as I answered. "Your sister needs us." Behind me, several still-sealed bottles of wine were on the kitchen counter. Forty cards with the guests' names engraved on them were next to the invitations. I had already paid the deposit to the restaurant, hired a photographer, and arranged transportation for the relatives who had promised that, this time, they would finally show up for me. "What happened this time?" I asked. "She fought with her boyfriend. She's devastated." Before I could answer, my father texted.