The original host lived for twenty-five years, remaining skin and bones her entire life, never gaining an ounce of meat on her frame.
Her family lived in the neighboring county. Her parents were factory workers at a textile mill, and she had two older brothers and a younger sister. In that household, the original host was always a non-entity, the one ignored by her parents.
Her parents favored boys, but they specifically devalued their eldest daughter while doting on their youngest like she was their heart and soul. Whatever good food, fun toys, or nice clothes were in the house, they all went to the two brothers and the younger sister. Nothing ever went to the original host.
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