His classmates all had bright futures, while Tim could only rely on his parents at home.
He didn't look for reasons from himself.
Instead, he blamed all his unhappiness on the choices I made for him.
Tracy also said that if it weren't for me interfering, her son would have been admitted to Harvard University long ago.
I complained to my husband, Noah Smith.
"Who told you to meddle? Now that things have turned out like this, isn't it your responsibility?" Noah was playing with his cell phone and didn't even raise his head, let alone say a few words for me.
Funny!
They were the ones who begged me to help them apply for college in the first place.
My choice didn't have the slightest problem, and it could even be said to be perfect.
It was Tim who was lazy and didn't get ahead.
Now he blamed me.
"It's all your fault! If you hadn't let me choose this shitty school, I wouldn't even have gotten my diploma!" Tim accused me with red eyes after coming back from a classmate gathering.
I had yet to react.
Before I could react, he pushed me down the stairs.
I was unsteady on my feet and rolled straight down.
In a daze, I heard Tracy's fierce voice.
"Leave her alone! It's good that she's in pain! Who let this unlucky woman ruin all the good luck of my youngest son? She's just a burden! What bad luck!" Tracy stood with her hands on her hips, watching.
When I woke up again, I was back to four years ago, when Tim had just received his SAT scores.
This time, I would definitely respect his fate.
"Sophia, you're the most educated person in our family and you are a teacher. You have to pay attention to Tim's affairs!" Tracy reminded me.
"Choosing a major requires expertise, not just a high education. I can't handle this. You should find an outside agency to help you." With the lessons of my last life, I didn't want to get into this mess.
"Hey, as a sister-in-law, why don't you help at all? Tim respects you so much!" Tracy was unhappy.
"Yes, Sophia, didn't you help your sister apply for college last year? Her school and major are both good. Why don't you help me?" Tim also said sarcastically.
Funny!
I helped my sister and she knew to be grateful.
What about you, Tim?
"What if the application is not successful?" I deliberately asked.
"What? Tim scored so high. How could he not be admitted?" Tracy immediately raised her voice.