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00:01from the day i was born mom called me a liar not because i was always telling lies but because
00:08of
00:08the lie detection bracelet strapped to my wrist mom had always been a fanatic believer in tech
00:14parenting so when my twin sister ruby and i were born she fastened these two bracelets around our
00:20tiny wrists telling the truth would light up green but the moment you lied it would flash a blinding
00:26red light and deliver a punishing electric shock but ruby's bracelet was always green even when she
00:32shattered the expensive antique vase in the living room and blamed it on our cat even when she snapped
00:38mom's pearl necklace and blamed it on our dog her bracelet would only glow that gentle green but me
00:44even if i just called out mom i'm hungry the bracelet would instantly explode in red light
00:50followed by searing electric shocks i bit through my lip from the pain yet mom only grew more
00:56disappointed with me after seeing that red light flash time and time again i tried to explain mom
01:02i'm not lying i really am hungry but mom would lock me in the attic in disappointment saying machines don't
01:09lie lily these punishments are to break you of your lying habit mommy's doing this for your own good
01:16after thousands upon thousands of lie detections i started believing i was just a hopeless liar by
01:22nature on new year's eve mom was planning to take ruby downtown to watch the midnight fireworks a sharp
01:29pain tore through my abdomen i curled up on the hardwood floor pleading mom my stomach hurts so bad
01:35please help me but the bracelet flashed red frantically mom looked down at me drenched in cold sweat
01:42her eyes filled with nothing but coldness and disgust pretending to be sick just so you can come
01:47watch the fireworks with us how ungrateful i convulsed in pain my fingernails scratching white marks
01:55across the floor not done with your tantrum yet the fireworks are about to start and ruby's getting
02:02impatient mom i called out weakly reaching one hand toward the doorway mom it really hurts it feels like my
02:10intestines are tearing apart she glanced at the wildly flashing red light on my wrist mom crouched down
02:16grabbed my chin her voice angry lily collins how long are you going to keep this act up you're such
02:23a
02:23compulsive liar just stay home and reflect on your behavior dad called from the doorway honey hurry up the
02:31fireworks are starting if lily doesn't want to come so be it should we at least leave her some food
02:38mom
02:38stood up brushing off her hands as if they were dirty leave what food she's got a stash of snacks
02:44in her storage cabinet the one she bought at target with stolen money last time she won't starve lock the
02:52door she doesn't come out until that bracelet turns green but dad seemed to hesitate but what you always
02:59spoil her like this spare the rod spoil the child look how honest ruby is her bracelet is always green
03:07lily's just rotten to the core she needs to be corrected but my cabinet was empty ruby had taken
03:14that money ruby had eaten those snacks ruby just stood there with her bracelet glowing gentle green
03:20saying it wasn't me and mom believed her when i tried to defend myself saying i didn't take anything
03:27either the red light flashed and i got shocked i watched mom turn away ruby poked her head through the
03:33door crack and made a face at me bye bye sister we're going to see the pretty fireworks her bracelet
03:40so beautifully brilliantly green the door slammed shut hard and i heard the lock click the house fell
03:47silent just me and the saw blade grinding in my belly it hurts so much mom was right machines don't
03:54lie the bracelet was red so i must be lying i wasn't in pain i really wasn't in pain i
04:01tried to hypnotize
04:02myself through my tears i don't know how much time passed but it really didn't seem to hurt as much
04:07anymore i dragged myself to the desk with my last breath i had to write a reflection letter those
04:13were the rules whenever the red light flashed i had to write a thousand words of i am a liar
04:18once i
04:19finished mom would forgive me right she'd call an ambulance and take me to the hospital right with
04:25trembling hands i opened that wrinkled diary it was covered with densely written confessions from before
04:31i used to write things like i'm sorry i was wrong i won't lie anymore but this time i wanted
04:37to write
04:38the truth my vision grew blurrier and blurrier through my tears i used the last of my strength
04:43to write mom i really love you i really am in so much pain why won't you just believe me
04:50mom please
04:51believe me just this once after writing the last word the sharp pain in my belly suddenly vanished
04:56in its place came an unprecedented lightness my body felt weightless i was floating i looked down
05:03and saw myself slumped over the desk my hand dangling in midair completely still the bracelet
05:09on my body was still flashing that frantic red light so i was dead but i still hadn't learned how
05:14to be an honest child i'm sorry mom i was awakened by a burst of laughter it was the voices
05:21of dad mom and
05:22ruby tonight's fireworks were beautiful especially that smiley face one just as cute as our ruby
05:29there was a tenderness in mom's voice i'd never heard before i floated in midair watching the front
05:35door open even as a spirit i instinctively wanted to float over and greet them to help them with their
05:41house slippers like i used to it was my bone deep instinct to please mom i opened my arms wanting
05:47to
05:48hug that woman who was cold from the winter air i don't hurt anymore i'll be good from now on
05:53please
05:54don't be angry but my hands passed right through her body like trying to grasp the wind mom shivered
06:00and frowned why is it so cold in here didn't we turn on the central heating i froze in place
06:06staring at
06:07my transparent hands right i was dead dead people can't hug the living let's check on lily that girl
06:14didn't even come out for dinner don't want her actually starving dad mentioned casually dad was
06:20still kind i looked at mom expectantly if she found me dead would she be sad would she regret it
06:26mom
06:27snorted coldly slipping on her house shoes as she walked toward my room serves her right if she starves
06:33that habit of faking illness for attention is just from being spoiled she pushed open my door roughly
06:39she didn't turn on the light by the hallway light she saw me still slumped over the desk
06:45motionless as if sleeping oh still sulking in there mom crossed her arms her tone mocking
06:52think if you slump over that desk looking pitiful i'll come carry you to bed lily you're 10 years old
06:59not five i floated beside my corpse shouting mom i'm not pretending to sleep i'm dead look at me
07:07touch me my body is cold but mom couldn't hear me she only believed what she could see ruby ducked
07:14under her arm and proudly held up her wrist sister's such a lazy pig look my bracelet is green and
07:20sister's
07:21is still red sister keeps lying she's even lying in her dreams mom stroked ruby's head our ruby is such
07:28a good girl don't pay attention to that liar let her slump there she can slump there forever for all
07:33i care dad peered in from behind maybe we should put her in bed it's freezing tonight put her in
07:40bed
07:40no way mom cut him off kids these days are just too pampered those silicon valley parenting experts said
07:48this is when you need a cold treatment time out she needs to realize her mistakes herself look at that
07:55red light it means her psychological state is still extremely defiant she hasn't reflected at all
08:01come on let's go to sleep we have to go to grandma's for new year's brunch tomorrow mom turned around
08:08decisively and shut the door again click the lock fell into place i floated beside my corpse watching
08:15that single point of crimson light in the darkness feeling a sorrow deeper than death itself mom if you had
08:22just taken one step closer if you had just touched my hand you would have discovered i was already cold
08:27but you didn't you only trusted that cold heartless machine never the daughter you carried for 10 months
08:34deep in the night a mouse scurried out from the empty cabinet i used to be terrified of mice i'd
08:40scream
08:40whenever i saw one but now i could only float near the ceiling watching it crawl all over my corpse
08:46go away
08:47i tried weakly to shoo it away but couldn't make a sound the mouse bit through my toe and a
08:53drop of
08:53dark purple blood seeped out i couldn't feel pain anymore how wonderful finally no more pain i said
09:01to that pitiful shell below don't be afraid you can't feel pain anymore or anyway it'll all be over
09:07soon the next morning winter sunlight fell across my corpse bringing no warmth clattering sounds came from
09:13the kitchen mom was making breakfast the smell of frying bacon and pancakes crept through the door
09:19crack usually this was the smell i craved most but i was only allowed flavorless oatmeal and boiled
09:26broccoli because mom said lying children didn't deserve meat today she was deliberately making the pan
09:32extra loud i knew she was trying to tempt me trying to make me unable to resist the temptation
09:38and roll out to apologize in the past i might have really confessed to crimes i didn't commit
09:44just for a piece of bacon but now i no longer needed food lily still hasn't come out dad sat
09:50at
09:51the dining table reading the new york times nope stubborn as a mule mom slammed the plate down heavily
09:57on the table spoiled habit eat or don't eat i don't care ruby was drinking her milk when her eyes
10:04rolled
10:04with mischief she deliberately ran to my door and took a loud sniff then she started screaming
10:10dramatically mom sister's room stinks did she poop in her room i floated by the door watching ruby
10:17bitterly the heating was too high after just one night i was already starting to decay and mom would
10:23hate me even more mom walked over with a frown lily mom pounded on the door furious are you a
10:30pig
10:30the bathroom is right next door are your legs broken you actually defecated in your room what
10:37a hopeless piece of trash you'd throw away your dignity just to spite me i remembered when i was
10:43little once i had acute gastroenteritis and couldn't make it to the bathroom in time soiling my pants
10:50not only did mom refuse to help me clean up she made me stand on the front porch as punishment
10:55she
10:55pointed at me and told passing neighbors look at this child dirty as a pig now she thought i was
11:01dirty again forget her mom waved her hand in disgust like shooing flies let her stay in that stench
11:08let it suffocate her dad put down his newspaper frowning deeply the smell really is too strong
11:15let me check might be a dead right or something dad stood up and walked toward my door
11:20door my heart leaped dad hurry open the door look at me i'm right behind the door just turn the
11:28handle
11:28and you'll see i'm not moving you'll see my blackened face i floated in front of dad waving frantically
11:34trying to get his attention dad's hand reached for the door handle ring ring ring the urgent phone rang
11:41it was dad's ceo from the silicon valley headquarters dad answered the phone his face changing what the
11:48servers crashed okay okay i'm on my way he hung up and grabbed his coat frantically honey there's an
11:56emergency at work i have to go right now might not be back for a few days wait what about
12:03lily mom's
12:04words were cut off as dad was already out the door i was stunned too so close just one more
12:10second if that
12:11call had come just a little later i would have been discovered maybe then i wouldn't have to keep
12:16rotting in the afternoon mom took ruby shopping at the mall leaving only my corpse at home by evening
12:23they returned loaded with expensive lobster and fancy gifts the moment they walked in the smell
12:29was even stronger mom covered her nose and actually dry heaved lily are you trying to turn our house into
12:36a landfill she wouldn't even open the door to scold me as if looking at that room would contaminate her
12:41eyes she found a roll of duct tape crouched down and viciously sealed the bottom of my door cracked
12:47completely shut since you like stinking just stink in there to your heart's content don't stink up the
12:53rest of us mom patted her hands with satisfaction after applying the last piece peace and quiet at last
13:00she turned to go cook the seafood i watched that sealed door and the last spark of hope in my
13:06heart
13:06suffocated along with the duct tape it turned out that in mom's heart my life and death mattered less
13:12than a seafood dinner she'd rather seal me away than take one look to see if i was dying inside
13:17mom you
13:18won i'll never bother you again on the third morning winter's sunlight streamed into the living room but
13:24couldn't dispel the gloom in this suburban house the central heating was cranked up to 80 degrees fahrenheit
13:30the duct tape could no longer contain that smell it was a nauseating greasy stench of decay
13:35mom was trimming fresh flowers she just bought but no matter how fragrant the flowers they couldn't
13:41mask that putrid odor snap mom viciously cut through a rose stem the thorns piercing her hand she finally
13:49couldn't take it anymore in her mind i wasn't bathing was defecating in my room even hiding dead rats in
13:55there all to disgust her to rebel against her authority lily you're ungrateful beyond belief mom stormed
14:03into the storage room grabbed a golf club and marched toward my room furiously i'm going to beat
14:08you to death today you filthy pig looks like electric shocks can't cure you anymore time for
14:14some physical pain i floated in front of mom watching her twisted face frantically waving to stop her
14:21don't go in mom don't go in i look terrible i'm rotting you'll be scared even though she didn't love
14:28me
14:29i didn't want her to see my horrific appearance but she passed right through my spirit and ripped off the
14:34door's duct tape riot the sound of tearing tape was especially harsh the spare key went into the lock and
14:41turned bang the door was violently pushed open a thick tangible wave of death stench hit her like
14:48opening pandora's box mom staggered backward doubled over retching god what have you been doing she looked
14:55up and saw me still in the same position from three days ago slumped over the desk with my back
15:01to her
15:01completely motionless in her mind this was silent defiance ultimate arrogance can't you hear me
15:08talking to you still playing dad mom was consumed with rage rushing forward with the golf club raised
15:15high but she didn't strike immediately she wanted to grab me first to see what expression was on my
15:21stubborn face get up her hand grabbed roughly at my collar even catching my skin the next second
15:28her movement froze the moment of contact time seemed suspended through my thin pajamas mom's fingers
15:35felt not warm skin not soft flesh but a piece of cold stone hard dead meat that coldness penetrated
15:41to her bones no warmth of life whatsoever huh mom paused confused but momentum made her continue pulling
15:49my body was yanked backward by her force tumbling to the floor along with the chair crash the chair hit
15:56the
15:56floor with the thunderous sound my body fell like a rigid statue stiff and straight my face was finally
16:03revealed no longer the timid little girl she knew my face was purple black eyes bulging features twisted
16:10together from the agony before death dried white foam and dark red blood still hanging from the corners
16:15of my mouth and on that blackened wrist the honesty bracelet that mom had been so proud of hung there
16:21lifeless the skin around my wrist was burned by electric current fused with the rubber band in
16:27a blackened mess no more red light no more green light only death like silence plop a soft sound the
16:35diary that had been pressed under my arm slid out when my body fell landing at mom's feet the book
16:41fell
16:41open facing her directly on that page the shaky handwriting was like knives stabbing into her eyes mom
16:49my stomach really hurts so bad the bracelet is broken i'm not lying don't shock me ah that was
16:56a scream no human should be capable of making sharp piercing like a throat being torn apart
17:02mom stumbled backward her lower back hitting the bookshelf behind her vases crashed to the floor in
17:08pieces but she seemed to feel no pain she stared wide-eyed at my corpse on the floor impossible she
17:15shook
17:15her head frantically hair falling in disarray like a madwoman still acting this is makeup hollywood
17:22special effects lily get up right now mommy's not angry anymore stop scaring mommy her hand trembled
17:31as she reached out trying to grab my stiff arm but the moment her fingertip touched that icy skin
17:36she jerked back as if burned that feeling was too real it was the temperature of death mrs davis
17:43from next door called 911 she'd been frightened over by mom screaming and collapsed on the porch when
17:49she saw the scene soon sirens wailed throughout the suburban neighborhood police cars arrived followed
17:55by the medical examiner yellow crime scene tape was stretched around the area i watched them going in
18:00and out watched camera flashes constantly lighting up my corpse mom was pulled to the living room sofa
18:06by a female officer she was still babbling incoherently officer she was faking illness
18:12she's always lied since she was little the bracelet was red machines don't lie i was just disciplining her
18:20it was for her own good no one paid attention to her everyone looked at her like she was a
18:26monster
18:26the medical examiner had trouble moving my body that bracelet because it had been releasing high voltage
18:32current for so long the heat had melted the rubber and my skin together like it had grown into my
18:37flesh damn it the medical examiner cursed under his breath he had to get tools to forcibly remove
18:43the bracelet riot that was the sound of flesh being torn even though i was long dead my soul seemed
18:50to
18:50feel that pain the bracelet was removed taking a piece of my skin and flesh with it the police picked
18:56up
18:56the diary from the floor flipping through it with latex gloves their faces growing increasingly grim
19:02mom stared fixedly at that notebook suddenly lunging forward like a mad woman trying to snatch it
19:08that's her reflection letter it must be written in there she admitted to lying look she confessed
19:16herself the police pushed her away and sealed the diary in a clear evidence bag looking at her with
19:22eyes cold as ice whether she was lying or not we'll investigate just then dad rushed back he saw the
19:28black body bag being carried out that long zipper that had closed off my entire life dad's legs gave
19:35out and he collapsed wetting himself on the spot ruby was crying nearby scared she didn't know what had
19:41happened just pointed at the bloody bracelet on the table asking mom why is sister's bracelet black
19:47mine is still green she held up her wrist that green light still flashing like a giant mockery police
19:54began preliminary questioning in the living room mom clutched at that last straw like a drowning person
19:59pointing at the bloody bracelet her voice shrill officer check that bracelet that bracelet can prove
20:07she was lying red light means lying i only shocked her when the red light was on i didn't abuse
20:13her
20:13it was what the machine showed i was educating her the officer frowned at her like looking at a lunatic
20:20ma'am the deceased has multiple old electrical burn injuries those were discipline education mom
20:26screamed interrupting the police to prove herself innocent to prove she wasn't a murderer she made an
20:32insane demand you don't believe me that machine is accurate i'll wear it to show you i'm not lying if
20:40i
20:40wear it it'll definitely be green she struggled toward the table grabbing the bracelet still stained
20:46with my blood and flesh ignoring the gore trembling as she forced it onto her own wrist i'll prove to
20:52you that i'm innocent as long as it's green it proves everything i said was true with shaking hands
20:59she fastened the bloody bracelet around her wrist click locked tight the cold rubber pressed against her skin
21:06sticky that was my blood mom took a deep breath trying to calm herself she desperately wanted to
21:12prove i deserved to die desperately wanted to prove her parenting methods were correct she held up her
21:18wrist to the police her eyes even carrying a trace of mad certainty watch carefully i am evelyn collins
21:26i am lily collins's mother this was fact absolute truth however beep a piercing alarm instantly
21:34sounded that long silent red light exploded to life bright and glaring crimson and demonic in the
21:40dim living room it was like a bloody eye suddenly opening mom froze her previously confident expression
21:46became fixed on her face she slapped the bracelet hard like hitting an old tv with poor reception what's
21:53wrong is it broken i'm telling the truth i am evelyn she started to panic speaking faster it must be
22:02broken
22:02that medical examiner broke it let me try again let me try again she swallowed and raised her voice i
22:10didn't abuse my child i was doing it for her own good i love her very much beep beep beep
22:17the red light
22:18flashed even more violently the frequency so fast it became a solid sheet of red even detecting extremely
22:25abnormal heart rate the bracelet automatically released a weak electric current zap mom's whole body shuddered from
22:31the shock her hand jerking spasmodically so painful even just a weak current made her break out in goosebumps
22:39she suddenly remembered new year's eve when i was hit by maximum current i was curled on the floor
22:45biting through my lip not daring to cry out so this was how much it hurt mom completely lost control
22:51she screamed at the bracelet like a madwoman spittle flying why is it red why i'm telling the truth turn
23:00green
23:01you damn machine you're framing me no matter how she screamed that red light kept flashing frantically
23:07as if silently mocking her you're a liar you're a liar enough a csi technician nearby spoke coldly
23:14he couldn't stand watching anymore stop trying this thing's principle isn't a lie detector at all
23:20the officer picked up the instruction manual found during the search and slammed it on the marble coffee
23:25table this is just a simple skin conductance and heart rate monitor the principle is when people
23:31are nervous anxious fearful or in pain heart rate increases skin conductance increases and the light
23:38turns red you're extremely panicked anxious with rapid heartbeat right now of course it's all red lights
23:44the officer approached the collapsed mom step by step each word like a hammer pounding on her skull think
23:50about it your daughter had a ruptured appendix she was rolling on the floor in pain that's the agony of
23:56organ perforation how fast must her heart rate have been how terrified was she in your eyes the more pain
24:03she felt the faster her heartbeat the brighter the red light you thought she was lying more so you
24:09increased the current the current caused more intense pain faster heartbeat brighter red light
24:14you personally turn her cries for help into instruments of torture you electrocuted your daughter to death
24:20while she was begging for help crash mom's world collapsed she slumped on the floor staring vacantly at the
24:27flashing red light on her wrist finally understanding for those 10 years every red light from me was
24:34because i was afraid afraid of mom's anger afraid of being misunderstood afraid of the food on the table i
24:40didn't like i was in pain pain that made my heart race pain that made me break out in cold
24:46sweats i was
24:47longing longing for her embrace longing for her to hold me like she held ruby every signal of my
24:53heartbeat was interpreted by her as evidence of lying ah mom suddenly let out a whale she began frantically
25:00clawing at the bracelet on her wrist take it off take it off it's red i'm not a liar i'm
25:08not but the
25:09bracelet's clasp damaged from the earlier violent attachment and previous damage was stuck couldn't be
25:16removed no matter how she clawed can't get it off can't get it off lily take the bracelet away mommy
25:24was
25:24wrong it hurts too much it hurts too much this little pain and you can't take it mom i endured
25:31it for 10
25:31years to confirm details of abuse and determine sentencing police read aloud from that diary now key
25:38evidence in front of my parents that book i'd used for 10 years filled with humiliation and bloody tears
25:45the female officer's voice was soft but every word was damning february 14th valentine's day mom gave me
25:52fried shrimp i'm allergic to seafood it makes my throat swell and i can't breathe i said i couldn't
25:59eat it that i felt sick because i was afraid of mom getting angry my heart raced and the red
26:04light came on
26:05mom said i was picky and lying forced me to eat the whole plate that night i vomited blood my
26:11throat felt
26:12like it was on fire mom saw it but said i'd stolen cranberry juice and was faking illness then shocked
26:18me for 10 minutes mom covered her mouth trembling violently that night she really had thought it was
26:24cranberry juice she didn't even look closely at my vomit before turning to read ruby a bedtime story
26:30it was blood blood from throat swelling and rupture the female officer turned a page and continued reading
26:36october 31st halloween ruby cut up mom's dress ruby's heart rate was slow her light was green
26:44i was anxious explaining afraid of getting hit all red lights mom shocked me for 10 minutes
26:49current set to level 5 i was in so much pain but i didn't dare cry because crying would make
26:56my heart
26:56beat faster mom would think i was being defiant and shocked me harder i could only hold my breath
27:02pretend it didn't hurt mom said look she's not even crying out proves it doesn't hurt at all
27:08definitely faking dad finally couldn't listen anymore this man who'd been invisible in this house
27:14for years who'd turned a blind eye to my suffering just to avoid trouble suddenly rushed over slap a
27:20vicious slap across mom's face you poisonous woman look what you've done that was your own daughter
27:26you raised her like livestock mom was knocked to the floor blood trickling from her mouth but she
27:32didn't fight back or cry she just stared vacantly muttering it wasn't me it wasn't my fault she
27:39suddenly pointed at ruby cowering in the corner ruby's bracelet was always green ruby was the honest
27:45good child i was misled by the bracelet if it weren't for that green light as contrast i wouldn't
27:52have believed the red light so much all eyes focused on ruby that little princess who'd always
27:58been treasured the police walked over and removed the green bracelet from ruby's wrist pulling out a
28:04screwdriver to pry it open on the spot crack the plastic shell split open inside wasn't any complex
28:11sensor chip or heart rate monitor just two cheap led lights and some button batteries the circuit board
28:17was hardwired as long as it had power it only showed green this is just a two dollar plastic toy
28:22the officer threw the broken pieces on the table with a clear clattering sound your younger daughter's
28:28bracelet was factor set to constant green no matter what she said or did murder or arson it would be
28:34green
28:34your so-called tech parenting was a complete biased joke mom stared at those plastic fragments
28:40the truth she'd believed in for 10 years the evidence she'd used to condemn me to death
28:45it was just a toy i'd been controlled for 10 years by a toy a game where only i lived
28:50in hell while ruby
28:51lived in heaven it turned out i wasn't a liar i wasn't a bad child then what was the point
28:57of all
28:57my suffering i laughed then cried while laughing it turned out souls could shed tears too the diary's
29:04final page was opened the female officer's voice choked up the handwriting is messy must have been
29:10written before death mom if i die will the bracelet stop lighting up will you hug me then i really
29:16wasn't lying my stomach hurts so bad like knives twisting inside mom next life don't put a bracelet
29:23on me please i want to be a normal child i want to eat mom's pot roast mom looked at
29:29those plastic
29:30fragments that honest green light she trusted completely just a cheap toy because of this toy
29:37she'd spoiled ruby for 10 years and because of that damned red light she tortured me for 10 years
29:43hahaha mom suddenly started laughing a harsh laugh more heartbreaking than tears fake all fake i killed
29:51my most honest child and spoiled a liar she'd gone insane this time truly insane my death became shocking
29:59news debated across america mrs davis was both kind-hearted and a big mouth she posted everything she saw that
30:05day on twitter and facebook with the eye-catching headline girl electrocuted to death by pseudoscientific
30:11bracelet the article detailed my corpse's horrific condition and the bracelet fused into my flesh
30:17it sparked immediate outrage public fury exploded across the internet mom's information was doxxed by
30:23netizens labeled electric demon murderer this person doesn't deserve to be a mother countless
30:30curses flew like snowflakes red graffiti was sprayed on our front door covered with murderer dad was
30:36also investigated by police for negligent homicide and failure to provide care though eventually not
30:42sentenced harshly due to his alibi he lost his job and reputation the tech company fired him immediately
30:48to avoid association the family went bankrupt to pay astronomical legal fees and civil damages they sold
30:56the house and cars dad couldn't stand living with this madwoman he took what a little money remained
31:01and left with ruby even though ruby was bad seed she was still his only blood before leaving ruby wanted
31:08to take that green bracelet dad crushed it underfoot what do you want this piece of junk for ruby was
31:14dragged away
31:14crying mom developed severe self-harm behaviors nearly electrocuting herself to death at home social workers
31:22and police forcibly intervened conducting mandatory psychiatric evaluation under mental health laws
31:295150 hold psychiatric evaluation showed she suffered from severe schizophrenia and ptsd she was released on
31:37bail left alone in that suburban house filled with death and decay to await trial completely isolated her
31:44mental state deteriorated further she always felt i was still in the house she refused to remove that red
31:50bracelet no matter what even becoming dependent on it she discovered that only by wearing it and feeling
31:55those weak electric shocks could she slightly reduce her guilt it was self-imposed punishment i floated in
32:02the house watching her daily madness she'd set a full table and call to empty air lily dinner's ready
32:09no seafood today all pot roast your favorite then she'd pick up a piece of meat her hands shaking terribly
32:16the anxiety made the bracelet flash red beep she'd laugh neurotic mommy's heart is racing mommy is lying
32:25mommy doesn't deserve to eat liars must be punished she put down her fork grab the tv remote remove the
32:33batteries and wires and hold them to her own neck zap though the batteries were nearly dead she somehow
32:40found new high voltage ones to replace them the strong current made her convulse and foam at the mouth
32:45but she actually smiled with relief it hurts hurting is good did lily hurt like this too i'm sorry mommy
32:53feels it now she began mimicking the punishments from my diary when i was shocked for not eating shrimp
32:59she forced herself to eat spoiled leftovers ate until she vomited blood still had to swallow it when i was
33:06locked
33:06up she'd lock herself in my room without lights in the darkness frantically banging her head against the floor in
33:13front of my photo again and again blood all over her forehead blood prints all over the hardwood floor
33:19late at night she'd see the bracelet's red glow reflected on the wall like my bloody eyes staring
33:25at her on the back of the diary she scrawled frantically with red marker i'm sorry mommy was
33:31wrong red light is pain red light is love please come back cry out in pain one more time mommy
33:38will
33:38definitely save you but unfortunately i was already dead dead people don't cry out in pain mom was
33:45eventually sent to the state mental health center due to her severe self-harm child protective services
33:51and social services forcibly intervened and had her committed she was the strangest patient in the
33:56facility she found a red plastic ring somewhere and wore it around her neck her homemade bracelet anyone who
34:04tried to remove it got bitten viciously like a rabid dog don't touch my light lily is watching if you
34:11take it off she'll be angry she developed terrifying conditioned responses whenever nurses asked evelyn have
34:18you eaten she'd first touch her neck then convulse all over screaming red light red light don't shock me
34:26i'll eat i'll eat even if it was scalding oatmeal she'd swallow it in one gulp burning her esophagus
34:33until it ulcerated never daring to spit it out she was mimicking me before i died using this method
34:40to repeatedly experience my hell years later ruby grew up completely wrong without discipline and bearing
34:46such a reputation she drifted through society's underbelly when she ran out of money she remembered the
34:52mother still in the mental hospital she came for visiting not for family ties but for money you old
34:59crazy woman dad's dead give me the social security and trust fund money you hid ruby wore heavy makeup
35:05face full of malice looking at mom's ghostly appearance she spat in disgust disgusting just like
35:12your dead daughter if you don't give me money i'll pull your life support and let you join her mom
35:17who'd
35:17been in a daze suddenly looked up at these words those cloudy eyes suddenly cleared for a moment when
35:23she saw ruby she remembered that toy bracelet that always showed green that green light that had
35:28deceived her for 10 years it's you mom's voice was raspy like sandpaper you lied to me you're the fake
35:35green light you killed lily give lily back to me the last trace of maternal love transformed into vengeful
35:43fangs mom suddenly lunged at ruby clutching her throat with death grip die you die you should have
35:51died help help me ruby struggled in terror but couldn't break free from the mad woman's strength
35:57doctors rushed in and sedated mom before pulling her away ruby fled in terror crazy all crazy she rushed
36:05blindly out of the hospital bang a speeding ford pickup truck couldn't break in time ruby went flying
36:12she didn't die but both legs were shattered she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair
36:17a complete invalid and mom was strapped to a restraint bed staring at the ceiling through tears
36:23in dreams she finally saw me in the dream i was still 10 years old not wearing any bracelet dressed
36:30in white smiling as i ran toward her mom she joyfully opened her arms to hold me lily but discovered
36:37her
36:37hands were full of electric sparks the moment she touched me my body burned like paper turning
36:43to ash no she woke crying from the dream heart rate spiking if she'd had that bracelet it would
36:50definitely be blazing red that was eternal pain i stood in the void watching it all watching mom
36:56suffering in the mental center watching ruby begging with broken legs watching dad drinking himself to an
37:02early death in my heart surprisingly i felt no satisfaction from revenge only calm calm as
37:09stagnant water beside me stood an old dog buster my childhood pet that mom had thrown away he was
37:16waiting for me in heaven buster nuzzled my leg and barked twice as if saying let's go stop watching
37:22yes time to go this life was too bitter nothing worth clinging to i floated to mom's hospital room
37:29for one last goodbye mom lay in bed gaunt and gray-haired she seemed to sense something her cloudy
37:36eyes looking at a point in the air exactly where i was standing lily is that you she tremblingly reached
37:43out grasping at empty air mommy broke the bracelet mommy doesn't believe in that anymore come back
37:50okay mommy will cook for you no seafood mommy will buy you new dresses not for ruby tears slid down
37:58her cheeks dripping onto the pillow i glanced at the bloody marks around her neck and sighed softly
38:03i reached out my cold finger and touched her forehead this was my final mercy to her let her
38:09sleep sleeping there'd be no more pain she instantly quieted her eyelids growing heavy as she fell into
38:16slumber a breeze blew through the tattered diary on the bedside table opened it was evidence the police had
38:22returned to her on the last page besides my final words from years ago were several new lines of shaky
38:29writing mom had written them during her lucid moments next life let mommy wear the bracelet let
38:35mommy be the liar you can punish me just don't reject mommy mommy will do anything i looked at those
38:42lines without any emotion too late all repentance seems so pale before death mom i don't hate you
38:49anymore i said softly but i don't love you anymore either mom let's never meet again in the next life
38:56i turned around taking buster's paw in the distance a door of light appeared the entrance to the next
39:02reincarnation i raised my wrist the bracelet that had existed in my spirit form that nightmare that had
39:08bound my entire life i squeezed hard crack it shattered turning into points of starlight dissolving
39:16into the air i felt unprecedented lightness no red lights no electric current no lies only freedom
39:23i walked toward the light door without looking back morning sunlight streamed in a nurse pushed open
39:29the door for rounds evelyn time for medication no response the person in bed didn't move the nurse
39:36approached evelyn clutched the broken diary tightly a final crystalline tear hanging from her eye
39:42on the life signs monitor nearby the line representing life became a straight flat line beep
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