The Moretti Girl They Left Behind

Every summer, Elena Moretti's parents find her another job while they take her younger sister Sofia on holiday. This year the family flies to Sicily, and her brother Vincent buys Elena a pair of shoes meant for standing ten hours. No one asks what she wants; her wages are handed to Sofia, and the new house was bought half a year ago without telling her. The door code is her siblings' birthdays, and her own birthday is a question her mother cannot answer.

Elena has quietly accepted an overseas assignment in South America and will leave once her diploma arrives. When Sofia demands her suitcase and her family sides against her, Elena refuses for the first time. She puts on the light shoes and prepares to walk out of the family that left her behind.