From the moment she was in her mother's womb, she was marked by tragedy—abused by her father, her mother nearly died giving birth, and later fell into mental illness, spending years in a sanatorium. Her father remarried, had a son, and left her feeling like an unwanted burden. To survive, she learned to keep her head down, shouldering all the housework and enduring the scars of physical and emotional abuse from her father and stepmother. At school, she pushed herself to be perfect, determined to be the best and never settling for second place, always bringing home top scholarships for her family. She was the "good girl" who couldn't say no, no matter how much it cost her. But after being diagnosed with cancer, she finally realizes that no one around her truly cares—they've all been using her. In her despair, she contemplates giving up.
