Ugly Duckling

She told us to call her Ms. Cramer.

I like Bitch a whole lot better.

"Now, I've come to the conclusion that Brogan here is the source of most of your family's turmoil."

I just about clocked her when she said that.

Me? How on earth was I the source of our family's turmoil?

But just my luck, they all agreed.

Mom nodded.

Bill gave me a look.

And Jesse laughed.

It was almost as bad as my laughing in front of the school counselor.

Only Jesse had a reason to laugh.

She knew.

She'd always known.

Of course she knew.

Afterall, she was Jessica Marie Swartz, the world's most perfect daughter, an angel from heaven.

While I was just Brogan.

Plain old Brogan...

Psychopath.

Freak.

Me.