Lisa thought that if Michael would see that Madeline didn't bothered about his present,he would get her out of the house.She called a friend and told him that she wants to have a painting with her and Michael in their wedding's ngày ready until Michael's birthday and her friend đã đưa ý kiến that it'll be.Now,she only needed the shirt.Madeline asked a friend to help her about it and Lisa spyed them and after a day,she already had the shirt.Madeline was working really hard at the painting and it was ready only in the night before Michael's birthday.In that morning at 9 a.m.,everybody came in Michael's room with a cake hát "Happy birthday!" to him.Michael was so excited and happy about this day!Madeline was tired,but seeing Michael smiling made her to feel better.After the breakfast,Michael was very impatient to receive his presents.Lisa was the first.WHen Michael saw the shirt,he was really happy:"Wow,Lisa!it's like bạn read my minds!This is just...perfect!Thank bạn so much!",he đã đưa ý kiến hugging her.When Madeline saw the shirt,she became pale.How could that be?The áo sơ mi was unique and she had it!"How could she...she spyed me!Oh,God!...",she đã đưa ý kiến as she saw the painting.Madeline excused herself and went to her room,whyle Kathrine gave him her present.Everybody suspected that there was something wrong,but they couldn't go after Madeline,Michael would become worried about her.Lisa exscused herself and went to Madeline's room.As soon as Madeline saw her,she stopped bởi looking for another present for Micahel."Why did bạn did it?How could you?i thought that maybe just today,you'll forget about your problems with me and we could be friends,at least today,in his birthday!You are just...you don't know when to stop!Now,lisa,now!Now it's the time to stop,at least for a single day!"."I told bạn that here's not enough không gian for the 2 of us,but bạn didn't listened to me!Maybe tiếp theo time,you'll do what I say and get out of my way!Do bạn see where your stubbornly took you?Noe,you're that close to be kicked out of the house.".Lisa came back downstairs and Michael asked her:"Where's Madeline?"."She's in her room."."What is she doing there?",he asked."Well,maybe she...".Everybody saw Madeline coming down with a luggage."What are bạn doing?",Michael asked her."I..I'm leaving...I'm soryy,here's your present."."Why are bạn doing this?"."Because...because of a reason that bạn wouldn't understand...Goodbye,Michael!".She went to the door.Nobody didn't wanted to stop her,they wanetd to let Michael to do it."Why are bạn doing this?",he đã đưa ý kiến grabbing her hand and turning her with her face at him.Madeline was crying.Michael hugged her and although she wanted to get out of his life,she hugged him too,close."Because of Lisa...she didn't liked me...since I met her...and she kept screaming at me and slaping me since she moved here...and I didn't fell on stairs,she hit me with a plate...and she lấy trộm, đánh cắp my present...this áo sơ mi that I gave it to bạn was suppose to be unique,the only one in the world...and the painting i made myself,I just finished it tonight and she just...I can't stay here anymore..I have to leave,before she kills me!",Madeline cried at his chest.Michael was shocked,but the others weren't that shocked.He released Madeline.Lisa came and grabbed Madeline's hair with her left hand and pulled it up and with the other hand she slapped Madeline.Michael was too shocked to move!Madeline fell down rying and when she looked in Lisa's eyes,she saw the hate she saw only in her first step-mother's eyes!Madeline dragged a few metters on the floor to get away from lisa,then she got up and went to her room.Lisa was so nervous that when michael tried to stop her,she pushed him away and ran to Madeline's room.The others followed Lisa.Madeline was squat in a corner crying when they arrived.Lisa was coming to Madeline.She grabbed her hair and she tried to do the same thing she did before,but Michael grabbed her arm and forced Lisa to drop madeline and turn with her face to him.Then,Michael slapped her once and she tried to say something,but he đã đưa ý kiến angry:"Lisa,stop it!Can't bạn see that she's already on the floor,crying?!I want bạn to get out of here!Now!".Lisa left the room.Michael went to Madeline and hugged her."I'm sorry...",she said."No,Madeline,I'm sorry!I shouldn't have neglected bạn like that!If only I would have spent thêm time with bạn I would have noticed that there's something wrong with you!I'm so sorry,Madeline!",he đã đưa ý kiến crying.Madeline felt so an toàn, két an toàn and loved now,more than when Martha and Harry brouhgt her in her new home!Michael đã đưa ý kiến looking at his family:"I'll divorce!I don't want Lisa around Madeline,and I need Madeline around me!".Everybody then left the room,after Michael turned his head to Madeline,who was so happy now and was crying happy tears!
After a while,Michael and Lisa divorced and Michael đã đưa ý kiến that he was happier with Madeline as his "sister" than with Lisa as his wife.And things remained like that,for years.Madeline was happy to have Michael as her "brother",although she stil loved him,as a girl loves a boy...But he didn't,or that's what he thought...


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