Sorry, Not a Princess

Amber wore the witch's costume so Lily could be the princess. She wore the weighted belt so her sister could dance. She even watched her fiancé Julian walk Lily down the aisle in Amber's own wedding dress—because "family comes first." But when Lily shattered her grandmother's last keepsake and Julian handed her a plastic ring, Amber realized: she had been the only one playing along all these years. So she stopped. She sold her home, boarded a plane, and never looked back. Years later, while her family tore each other apart, Amber stood on the Miami shore, finally breathing. She had lost everything—and found herself.