He laughed wickedly as the stick continued to fall on me. "Aren't you going to kill me? Stand up and do it." he taunted. Sophia pushed a bowl of rice toward me, "Why the daze? Eat, it's all your favorite dishes."
Indeed, I was reborn, and there was no need to dwell on the past anymore. "Dad, I want to work at your publishing house as an editor." Gary and Sophia exchanged glances. Calvin, with his mouth full, quipped, "Wow, the sun rises from the west today. My sister wants to work." I ignored him and smiled at my father, "I'll start from the very bottom as a junior editor and promise not to cause any trouble."
After thinking it over, my father nodded, "Alright, you can start whenever you're rested."
"I'm rested now."
If I rested any longer, I'd only be beaten again.
"I'm done eating!" Calvin shouted.
Sophia responded, "Now go cut a watermelon for your sister."
Calvin grumbled reluctantly, "What? Does she not have arms or legs?"
Sophia smacked his head, "Your sister even knows how to work. All you know is play."
I watched them bicker with a warm feeling in my heart. My phone vibrated, displaying a name prominently---Alan!
