The narrator, Selena, was born to extremely wealthy parents and was diagnosed with extreme photosensitivity at a young age, forcing her to stay indoors during the day. Her younger sister, Rita, was jealous of the attention Selena received due to her condition and became increasingly violent and manipulative as she grew older. Rita's behavior escalates, causing harm to Selena and those around her, eventually leading to her admission to a psychiatric ward. However, Rita escapes and continues to cause trouble for Selena, including attacking her and leaving her baby son, John, on Selena's doorstep. Rita is eventually sent to jail and Selena is granted a restraining order, allowing her and her family to live in peace. Selena raises John as her own, and she and her husband have three more children, forming a happy family.
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1. The narrator, Selena, was born to super-rich parents who owned more than half the city.
2. Selena was born with extreme photosensitivity, which would increase as she aged.
3. Due to her condition, Selena's parents kept her indoors during the day, and all the windows were covered with black curtains.
4. When Selena was four, her parents got her a hamster as a pet, which became her best friend.
5. Selena's little sister, Rita, was born, and Selena's parents started paying more attention to her.
6. Rita was jealous of Selena's attention from their parents and started behaving badly towards her.
7. On Rita's third birthday, she gave Selena a piece of cake with a candle and said it would burn her.
8. Rita threw the candle on Selena's bed, starting a fire.
9. At Selena's 10th birthday party, a sophisticated lady made a comment about Rita's appearance, saying she was ugly.
10. Rita stood up and flung juice at the woman's face.
11. Selena's parents took Rita to a psychologist, who diagnosed her with some issues that required therapy.
12. Rita tried to break into Selena's room several times, including using a knife to open the door.
13. Rita brought home a boy who was four years older than her, which made their father angry.
14. Rita called the police at midnight and accused Mark, Selena's boyfriend, of attacking her.
15. Selena's parents told the police that Rita was making it all up.
16. Rita was admitted to a psychiatric ward.
17. Selena graduated and got married to Mark.
18. Mark moved in with Selena's parents.
19. Rita escaped from the asylum and came back to their house.
20. Selena was pregnant and gave birth to a daughter named Sally.
21. Sally started crawling, and one day, she crawled out the kitchen door and into the backyard, where Selena found a baby boy with a note saying he was her nephew, John.
22. Rita was sent to jail and got a restraining order.
23. Selena raised John like her own and now has four kids.