Dismissive stepdad
My stepdad, curious but still arrogant, dismissed my hints as trivial. “What could you possibly have up your sleeve? A new dress? Big deal,”
he’d scoff, rolling his eyes. His dismissive attitude only played into my hands, ensuring he remained oblivious.
Each day, I watched him grow more confident in his control over the house. Little did he know, his arrogance was blinding him from the storm that was fast approaching.
Everything was falling into place perfectly.