- 12.
I’d never been in the hills before.
It was huge.
There were no paths.
Everything smelled moldy.
I kept hearing animals.
But I wasn’t scared.
It was like someone was protecting me.
I kept walking, and finally I saw a shack at the
top of the hill.
Before I could knock, someone said, “You’re
finally here.”
Even though I’d never heard that voice before,
it felt familiar.
I went inside.
There was a candle on the table.
An old man was sitting in front of it.
He looked a bit like my dad.
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“Grandfather,” I said.
He looked at me. “Don’t worry. Sit down.”
I sat across from him.
“You made it this far,” he said. “Your parents
must have done everything they could.
They can finally rest.”
“Did you know my parents are dead?” I asked.
“Do you know what’s going on?”
“Why did they and my fiance kill themselves?”
He sighed. “It started when I was young.
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I thought I knew everything.
I messed with things I shouldn’t have.
That’s why I was cursed.
You were my curse.
The best way to solve the problem was to kill
you.
But your parents wouldn’t let me.
I had to come here and hide.
Trying to change fate brings bad luck to
those around you.
Your parents knew that when they saved you.
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They didn’t want you to feel guilty.
The sentence you were trying to find was just
your mom trying to confuse you and take the
blame.”
I understood.
Dad knew he was going to die.
That’s why he was always so careful.
Mom didn’t want me to feel bad.
She carried all the pain by herself.
