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Odd one out

Megan Speller, 23, Cheshunt

Laughing, I lifted my hands in surrender.

‘You’ve got me, ’ I said, flopping down on the sofa.

My sisters wedged themselves either side of me, pretending they were putting handcuffs on me.

We loved playing cops and robbers.

It was 2004 and I was 6.

Molly was two-and-a-half years younger than me, and Maisie was three-and-half years younger.

Our mum Donna, then 29, had met their dad Christopher James, 32, when I was 18 months old.

When Molly and Maisie arrived, I adored being their big sister.

My feelings for their dad were different.

Even though I called Christopher Dad like my sisters did, he doted on them

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