After my death, the whole family began to love me Chapter 3

After my death, the whole family began to love me Chapter 3
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It was dark when I got home

Usually the house was all lit up. Even when 

Nick wasn’t home, the housekeeper, Maria

would turn on all the lights

I walked in and turned on the lights in the 

living room. There was my husband, Nick

sitting at the dining table

In the center of the table was a birthday cake 

with candles

Nick quickly wiped his face. His eyes were 

red

It hit me

Nick was celebrating Sarah’s birthday

I wanted to laugh

Today was the day I found out I had terminal 

pancreatic cancer, and my parents, my 

brother, and my husband were all thinking 

about someone else

Nick looked annoyed to see me. Probably 

because I was interrupting his remembrance 

of his perfect angel. I thought the driver said 

you went to your parentshouse. Why are you 

back?” 

I gave a bitter laugh and handed Maria my 

coat. My parentshouse? Do I have a real 

home?” 

I’d been at the hospital all day, and I was 

exhausted

I didn’t want to talk to Nick. I just wanted to 

go to bed

But he wasn’t going to let me go. Just as

was about to open the bedroom door, he 

said, Don’t you have something you want to 

say today?” 

I laughed at Nick’s words and turned to face 

him

What should I say? What do you want me to 

say?” 

You want me to get on my knees and beg 

for forgiveness. You want me to cry and wail

and slap myself

That’s still not enough. You want me to die

right?” 

I was being rude, but I was angry, and he 

deserved it 

He grabbed my chin, making me look him in 

the eye

Laura, do you even have a heart? Don’t you 

know why Sarah killed herself?” 

What? Are you showing your true colors 

now? You can’t keep up the act anymore

You’re disgusting!” 

You’re right, you should die. You should give 

Sarah her life back. Your worthless life isn’t 

worth a fraction of Sarah’s!” 

Nick looked like he did the first time I met 

him. It made me feel dizzy

Three years ago, when I first came to this 

family, I felt like I was walking on eggshells 

because of Sarah

I was so afraid of saying or doing the wrong 

thing. I didn’t want to make Sarah cry, or 

upset Mom, Dad, or Tom

Everyone was so worried about Sarah that 

they didn’t notice how awkward I felt

Nick was the only one who saw it. He saw my 

embarrassment, my carefulness, my sadness

When I hid and cried, he was always the first 

one to find me. He told me that it wasn’t my 

fault

During that first year with the Millers, Nick 

was the only good thing in my life

So when Dad told me that the Millers and the 

Andersons were planning a marriage and 

asked if I was willing, I agreed, terrified of 

losing that warmth

But on the day Nick and I got married, Sarah 

jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. Nick 

choked me, yelling, It’s all your fault! Why did 

you have to come back!” 

You stole her parents, her brother, and now 

her husband!” 

You finally got what you wanted! You drove 

her to her death!” 

At that moment, I realized that if I hadn’t 

come back, Sarah would’ve married Nick

Nick was supposed to be Sarah’s husband

When Sarah jumped off that bridge, I lost the 

only person in the world who was on my side

How could a living piece of trash ever 

compare to a dead angel

After my death, the whole family began to love me

After my death, the whole family began to love me

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