“Your older daughter is really a good person.
Last time, I felt a little unwell and almost
fainted. She was the one who sent me to the
hospital. I wanted to thank her, but I can’t
find her.”
“Go ahead and pick whatever you want. It’s
free. Consider it as my thank you to her.”
“You are so lucky. I would be the happiest
person if I had such a kind kid!”
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Mom’s expression was stiff. She was
uncomfortable hearing people praise me.
She was more accustomed to the praise of
Kevin and Brittany.
“She’s not that great. She is very rebellious
towards our family.”
The vendor chuckled. “Kids can be like that,
throwing tantrums is just their way of asking
for attention. As adults, we need to be more
understanding.”
Mom looked stunned, her face slightly pale.
She had never treated me like a child, and
she had never been understanding toward me.
Then, the phone rang. It was the police.
She finally knew I was dead!
I floated in front of my mom, watching her
expression.
Mom, are you sad? Are you suffering?
But I saw nothing.
Her face was calm. After buying the
groceries, she went home silently.
I laughed at myself.
I shouldn’t have expected anything!
Mom, you really don’t love me at all.
I hate you so much!
The Funeral Home
Everyone gathered at home, sitting in silence.
Only my mother was running around. She was
cleaning, doing the dishes, never stopping.
Until the plate she was holding slipped,
shattering into pieces. The loud crash echoed
in the silence.
She stared at her bleeding finger, dazed.
Dad said angrily, “Enough! Stop acting like
this! We need to go and bring her body
back.”
“Dad, why are you so mad? It wasn’t Mom’s
fault.”
Brittany pouted, walking over to comfort
Mom.
“Everything happened so suddenly, Mom. It
scared you, right? Don’t be sad. You still have
me.”
Mom looked at her. Her younger daughter
had a perfect makeup, and she was vibrant
and beautiful.
She was nothing like me. I always went out
barefaced, cool and aloof.
Her eyes flickered and for the first time, she
didn’t respond to her daughter.
Usually, she would have praised her to show
her appreciation.
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Brittany bit her lip, her outstretched hand
frozen in the air.
Early the next morning, they went to the
police station.
The police offered a few words of comfort
and then took them to see my body.
“The perpetrator threw the body in the lake. A
fisherman found the body by chance.”
When the white sheet was pulled back, I was
unrecognizable.
My body was swollen, with a lot of rotten
flesh, it was so gruesome.
Brittany immediately turned away, covering
her mouth and almost threw up.
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her mouth and almost threw up.
Kevin and my dad also gasped and turned
away, unable to look.
Only my mom was staring, unblinking,
scanning every inch of my wounds.
The police sighed, briefly explaining the
situation.
“The perpetrator’s name is Mark, he has been
arrested. He is a loner. He has some
psychological issues. He has been observing
your daughter for a month, it was a
premeditated act of revenge.
“”
“The reason seems to be related to your
younger daughter!”
When Brittany heard his name, she panicked.
“Officer, it’s not my fault. I broke up with him
years ago, and I haven’t had contact with him
since.”
“I’m married now. You can check!”
The police nodded but had a policewoman.
take her away for questioning.
“Where is he? I want to see him.”
After I died, my mom finally said her first
words.
Her voice was hoarse.
The police agreed.
The man sat in the interrogation room, his
hands cuffed. He seemed dazed, but his eyes
lit up when he saw my mom.
“Ma’am, where is Brittany? Where is my
Brittany?”
“I have eliminated her trouble. She must be
so happy now.”
Mom’s lip trembled: “Did Brittany ask you to
kill her?”
The man shook his head: “Brittany is the
purest angel. How could she do something so
terrible?”
“I saw her complaining on her side account
and decided to help her with her problems.‘
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“Her sister was very troublesome, and it was
difficult to kill her. Before she died, she even
tried to call for help.”
“I think she was calling you.”
“”
“Why didn’t you answer?”
“She was screaming for her mom so sadly…”
Mom’s eyes widened. She looked at him,
shocked.
The police hurried to have the man removed
and stopped his rambling.
“Ms. Mandy’s mother, I am so sorry…
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Mom turned her head to him, her eyes wide.
“Ms. Mandy’s mother, are you okay?”
She shook her head and said nothing.
But I understood. She was surprised.
Because for the first time, someone called
her like that.
All her life, she was known as Brittany’s mom,
Kevin’s mom.
I was always ignored.
Many outsiders didn’t even know that I
existed.
Because my parents always talked about
Kevin and Brittany.
Mom, are you feeling any guilt?
The Final Revelation
My body was cremated.
They took my ashes home.
In the car, Brittany wouldn’t stop crying.
“I didn’t think he would do such a horrible
thing. If he had targeted me instead…”
She dared not think of what might have
happened and threw herself into Mom’s
embrace.
“Mom, I’m so scared!”
But Mom didn’t hug her back or comfort her
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Instead, she sat there, playing with her phone.
She panicked, pulling on her sleeve and
crying.
“Mom, are you blaming me?”
“It’s really not my fault. The police checked it
out, you know that!”
“Boohoo, I’m actually very sad that my sister
died.”
She covered her head and moaned, acting
like she was about to have a depression
episode.
Kevin felt pity for her and quickly tried to
console her: “Mom loves you the most, she is
not blaming you. Don’t overthink it.”
“Mandy has really bad luck, she must have
been cursed to have caused her own death.”
Mom suddenly looked up: “What did you just
say?”
Kevin was a bit embarrassed. He knew how
hurtful those words were.
“She is your sister, and she died because of a
bad person. She didn’t cause her own death!”
Kevin nodded, a surprised expression on his
face.
This was the first time his mother had
emphasized that I was his sister too!
Brittany knew that she was losing the support
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of the family, her eyes became filled with
darkness.
Her cries were even louder now. She kept
calling for her mom.
But Mom didn’t respond.
Dad was angry. “Your daughter is calling you,
are you deaf?”
Mom held up her phone to Brittany, her eyes
filled with coldness.
“You said on your side account that your
sister stole your boyfriend, bullied you, and
abused you since you were little? Why lie?”
As soon as I heard that, I knew the other two
were stunned too. Everyone knew that in this
house, Brittany was the absolute princess,
and everyone protected her.
She was the only one who got to bully me. I
was never allowed to mess with her.
Brittany’s face went pale, and she fidgeted in
her seat.
I knew it. She probably knew all along that
Mark had been stalking her, and she
deliberately posted those things on her burner
account.
All to get that crazy guy to go after me!
Brittany’s shoulders trembled, and large tears
rolled down her cheeks. “It wasn’t on
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purpose, I get so depressed when I have an
episode. I just write random stuff. I never
imagined it would cause something so
terrible!”
She cried so hard that my dad immediately
went soft.
“Alright, that’s enough, Brittany said she’s
depressed. Let’s not make a big deal of it,
honey.”
