"These are the sisters my parents adopted from an orphanage. Please take care of them."
Just one sentence—and she exposed us as adopted, not real daughters.
The room went still.
Then whispers spread like wildfire:
"What? The richest family just adopts girls like it's a hobby?"
"Poor Trisha, having to share her parents' love with two random people..."
I smiled sweetly and nudged my friend to hand me the DNA report. Then, with deliberate cheer, I said, "Oh, that's funny, Trisha. You've been nesting in someone else's home for eight years, and you're still playing the victim?"
"Let's make things clear—you and I are both adopted. But unlike you, I never pretended to be something I'm not."
I held up the papers and continued, my tone dripping with irony. "Hi everyone, I'm the best friend of Carmela—the real daughter of the Lambert family—and yes, I was adopted too. But the Lambert family didn't take me in for fun. They were just afraid someone might bully Carmela, so they wanted me to protect her. Like today."
The room went silent again—and this time, all eyes turned toward Trisha, filled with contempt.
What was this situation? It was like a thief crying "Catch the thief!"—the irony couldn't be more ridiculous.
Even the girls who normally didn't get along with her joined in the mockery.
"That's right! You act like some noble rich girl every day, but turns out you're just a country pheasant pretending to be one!"
Their laughter rang out, sharp and merciless—each chuckle landing like a slap across Trisha's face.
Her expression twisted with humiliation and anger, her eyes glistening as if she might burst into tears at any moment.
From that day on, she became the school's infamous "fake princess," the pretentious girl everyone loved to hate.
To save face, she threw herself into learning piano and dance, hoping to rebuild her "elegant" image.
Meanwhile, I joined a comedy troupe to learn stand-up and crosstalk, while my best friend signed up for martial arts and tai chi.
If Trisha wanted grace, we would bring the thunder.
During school performances, her delicate recitals never stood a chance against my stand-up comedy or Carmela's "breaking bricks with her chest" act.
Soon enough, I became the campus favorite with my sharp tongue and humor, while Carmela earned respect by protecting weaker students.
With us around, bullying disappeared, fights stopped—the whole school became brighter.