Chapter 2 Chapter 2 My husband just stood there with his mouth hanging open , looking at me like " What the hell do I do ? " I took a breath and decided to cut the bullshit : " So Mom , Emma threw your ass out , huh ? " Mom didn't even catch my tone . She just nodded . " Damn right she did . That ungrateful little bitch . Making me leave in the middle of the night - how humiliating is that ? Thank God I've still got you . " She looked toward the kitchen , already thinking about food . " Don't you keep those frozen burritos in the freezer for breakfast? I'm starving . Just heat up a couple for me . " I didn't budge . " We've got like five left . That's our breakfast tomorrow . What are we supposed to eat if you scarf them all down ? " " Plus it's almost one in the morning . Eat now and you'll be up all night with heartburn . " She made this little tsk sound like I'd grown two heads . Finally she said , " Whatever . " " Go make up the bed . I'll sleep with Zoe , and you can bunk with Mark . " I shut that down fast : " No way . Zoe can't sleep with anyone but me . She'll be up all night . " " You can take the couch . It's wide and cushy - super comfy . " Then I grabbed this ratty old blanket I'd been meaning to trash and tossed it on the sofa . Mark stood there looking shocked . When he opened his mouth , I pushed him toward the guest room . Once we were alone , he whispered , " You're making your mom sleep on the couch ? That's cold . " " Let her have my room - I'll take the couch . " I gave him a look that could freeze hell . " I can't get into it right now . Just sleep in here and stay out of it . " He backed down fast , putting his hands on my shoulders . " Okay , okay ! Don't bite my head off . Whatever you say , babe . " After tucking Mark in , I headed back to the living room . Mom hadn't moved an inch from the couch . The second she spotted me , she started whining : " Rebecca , this couch is way too soft . You know my back is shot . I can't sleep on this … " I cut her off mid - sentence . " Is that right ? Want me to grab you a yoga mat for the floor instead ? " Her mouth opened and closed like a goldfish . Finally , she let out this dramatic - ass sigh . " Fine , I'll take the damn couch . " 14:10 Reborn , My Family Tried to Bury Me , So I Burned It All Down ! 17.7 % Chapter 2 " Kids these days have zero respect . Just wait till Zoe grows up and treats you like garbage . Then you'll see how hard being a mom really is . " I couldn't stand another second of her bullshit . I walked straight back to my bedroom . Once I was in bed , Zoe whispered , " Mommy , you always said Grandma isn't a stranger . Are you mad at her ? " I kissed her squishy little cheek . " Grandma isn't a stranger , baby . But remember how you told me Grandma's always nicer to Aunt Emma and Aunt Lily than she is to me ? " " Well , if that's how she wants to play it , I don't need to kiss her butt either . You're too little to get all this . Go to sleep now , kiddo . School tomorrow . " Zoe closed her eyes like the good kid she was , but I was wide awake . In my past life , after Mom showed up that night , I handed over my master bedroom like an idiot . Zoe and I crammed into the tiny guest room . And poor Mark ? He had to sleep on a rusty cot in the study . Set it up every night , fold it away every morning , like some homeless guy in his own house . I killed myself playing the perfect daughter . While Mom did nothing but watch trashy TV shows and do those ridiculous dance routines in the park , I waited on her hand and foot even when I was dead on my feet from work . In the end , she waited till I was on a business trip , then deliberately turned on the gas , murdering my baby girl , my husband , and my sister Emma - who just happened to stop by that day . Then after I died , the bitch grabbed everything I'd worked my whole life for . All so she could cash in as my only living relative . But now that I'd gotten a do - over ? No fucking way was she winning this time .