The text is a story about a girl named Mia who, despite a difficult home life, finds a passion for chess and uses it to gain recognition and financial stability. Her mother, who has become obsessed with making their family wealthy and famous, tries to manipulate Mia's chess videos and career. Mia's older sister, Amanda, leaves home and becomes a Hollywood star, but Mia is unhappy with her mother's efforts to capitalize on her success.
Mia's mother becomes unwell due to stress and Mia feels a deep sense of guilt for her actions. She decides to use her winnings from the international chess competition to help her mother. Despite her mother's initial shock, she appreciates Mia's gesture and they reconcile. Mia also finds solace in her relationship with the blind man who helped her improve her chess skills.
In the end, Mia wins the international chess competition and uses her prize money to fund a scholarship for an exchange student. She decides to use her winnings to help others, showing her growth and maturity. The story ends with Mia as a medical student, living her best life and still helping others.
1. The narrator was six years old when they bought a chest box for their mother as a birthday gift.
2. The mother threw the gift on the floor and stomped on it, stating that it was a stupid gift.
3. The two older sisters came in and handed their mother a mug with their picture on it.
4. The mother gave a tight hug to her daughters and said it was the best birthday present ever.
5. The narrator was obsessed with chess and felt their father's absence due to his departure.
6. The mother took out her anger on the narrator, anything she did seemed to get on their mother's nerves.
7. The family's guests would often bring a lot of noise, which disturbed the narrator's study for tests.
8. The mother started shouting at the narrator and said she had to clean their rooms for a month to make up for her poor sisters.
9. The narrator walked off and locked herself up in her room for a few days.
10. The narrator was in the 5th grade when their history teacher started a lesson about humans and dinosaurs.
11. The narrator challenged the teacher's statement and was called into the principal's office.
12. The principal congratulated the narr