The Harder I Studied the Faster They Aged
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Just because I got a B+ in physics, my father slapped me across the face and kicked me while I was down.
"If you worked even half as hard at school as we do at our jobs, you'd have straight A's!"
"Your mom and I kill ourselves every single day, and this is how you repay us?"
To make sure I couldn't argue anymore, they spent a fortune getting their hands on some kind of devil's contract.
Dad sneered: "Once this thing is signed, every hour we work, you have to study. Now that's what I call fair."
Mom nodded along: "No more complaining that we don't understand what you go through."
Looking at their smug, satisfied faces, I didn't argue. I just bit my finger and signed.
Because I knew better than anyone what their "killing ourselves" actually amounted to.
By the time the contract came due, they were on their knees begging me to cancel it.
"If you worked even half as hard at school as we do at our jobs, you'd have straight A's!"
"Your mom and I kill ourselves every single day, and this is how you repay us?"
To make sure I couldn't argue anymore, they spent a fortune getting their hands on some kind of devil's contract.
Dad sneered: "Once this thing is signed, every hour we work, you have to study. Now that's what I call fair."
Mom nodded along: "No more complaining that we don't understand what you go through."
Looking at their smug, satisfied faces, I didn't argue. I just bit my finger and signed.
Because I knew better than anyone what their "killing ourselves" actually amounted to.
By the time the contract came due, they were on their knees begging me to cancel it.
















































