Unreal brother and sister

Chapter 1

I was seven years old when my brother sold me out.He threw me to a kidnapper to save his own skin.When I finally managed to get back home, it was like I'd walked into someone else's life.My parents had a new daughter.She was dripping in designer clothes and jewels, and she wrinkled her nose at me."Ew, who's this street urchin? She stinks! What if she's got cooties?"Just like that, the way my parents looked at me changed.My brother just sneered."Why did you have to come back and ruin everything? You want money or something?"That's when I realized the fake princess had become the real one, and I was just an obstacle in her way.Eventually, my brother helped the fake princess torture me to death, and my parents just stood by and watched.I woke up, back in my five-year-old body.This time, I was gonna make damn sure I survived.My nasty brother and my messed-up parents? They could all go to hell.01"He's my brother. Boys are worth more. I promise I won't call the cops."I shoved my brother as hard as I could towards the guy.Then I turned tail and ran like the devil was after me.The greasy-looking dude grabbed my brother and dragged him towards the van.My brother was only seven, still a kid.He was kicking and screaming, "Maggie! Help me! Help me!"His eyes were huge with fear.The Big Red soda he was holding spilled all over his clothes, mixing with his snot and tears.The kidnapper was happy enough, he wrestled my brother into the van and sped off.The rusty license plate rattled on the front of the car."Help you? You gotta be kidding me."I sprinted to the nearest convenience store.Candy apples and corn dogs, my favourite snack.I needed something to calm my nerves.I was munching away as I walked home.My mom and dad were just getting home, and when they saw me alone, they asked, "Where's Billy?"I took a big lick of my candy apple and said in my sweetest voice, "Didn't Billy go home already? Want a corn dog, Mom and Dad?"My parents started tearing around the neighbourhood, checking all the houses where Billy might have gone, but they couldn't find him.Then they really started to freak out and called the police.Back then, there weren't cameras everywhere, so finding a kidnapper was like finding a needle in a haystack.Even the cops were surprised."This is one of the safest neighbourhoods around here. How could someone just snatch a kid? The security guards didn't see anything suspicious. You guys made some enemies lately? Someone trying to get back at you?"Probably just saw we were doing well and figured they could get something out of it.Mom collapsed on the ground, sobbing her heart out, and Dad was right there with her.I sat in a chair, swinging my little legs back and forth, watching them with wide eyes.They were so upset.Why weren't they upset when they watched me die?Oh yeah, my brother's life mattered, but mine didn't.Fine. Then nobody gets to live happily ever after.02That night, "Missing" posters were plastered all over town.The local news was ...