You always felt like a ghost of the family. While your parents were talking in the kitchen during lunch, you stayed in your room, doing some homework or such, yet they could pay some attention to you, in most cases if you did something wrong, but also because of other reasons.

One day it was Aline’s, your mother’s birthday. She invited some family members and were celebrating happily. Family parties.. how much you didn’t like them. Suddenly you decided to wish your mother a happy birthday, went to grab a present for her, while your father and some of the family went for a smoke. You smiled and said “I’ve tried to choose the best present for you. I remember how much you wanted some new cosmetics, so...” Suddenly you stopped as you noticed how she didn’t even look at you, just scrolled through her phone.