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Good Night, Mommy and Daddy
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00:00I dumped the pills into the toilet, one flush and they were gone.
00:04Mom rushed in, shaking with anger, and grabbed my shoulders hard enough to hurt.
00:08Her fingers dug into my skin. I clenched my teeth and didn't cry.
00:11I had to act worse than I was, so when I died, they wouldn't hurt as much.
00:15That morning, I saw the ultrasound report. Twins, how nice.
00:19Our family could only afford two kids, not three. I was the extra one.
00:24The medicine's too bitter! I hate it! I hate you!
00:27I shouted, shoved mom away, and crawled into bed.
00:30I pressed my hand over my mouth so I wouldn't make a sound.
00:33It hurt again. Something inside me was chewing me alive, and I couldn't stop it.
00:38It was okay. In a few days, they'd only have those two babies to raise.
00:42Good night, Daddy. Good night, Mommy. This is the last time I make you angry.
00:49Do you know how much this medicine costs? 200 bucks!
00:54Mom's hand flew up, but she stopped herself, her whole body shaking.
00:57Your father works at the construction site and even sells plasma!
01:04Nelai! All just to keep you alive!
01:07She gave me a push that made me stagger.
01:09Dad was home. I flushed all the pills. 400 milliliters.
01:14That bought the medicine.
01:15The last bottle they could afford all poured away.
01:18I said it tasted awful.
01:21Fiona, I sold plasma today.
01:23400 milliliters.
01:25That bought the medicine.
01:26The last bottle we could afford.
01:28And you flushed it?
01:30Yeah, I did.
01:31I don't want to take the medicine bought with plasma money.
01:34Go! Go to your room!
01:35Don't let me see you right now!
01:37I curled up under the blanket, tears flowing into my mouth.
01:40It was salty.
01:42That was exactly what I wanted.
01:43I wanted them to hate me and despise me.
01:45This child is ruined.
01:47We can't raise her right.
01:48We still have two babies coming.
01:50We have to raise them right.
01:51We can't...
01:52We can't do this again!
01:55And when I died, they wouldn't be sorry.
01:58Three days left.
01:59In these three days, I had to make them completely give up on me.
02:05Fiona.
02:12Fiona.
02:13Three days left.
02:15I know.
02:16Can you make it faster?
02:18I want to leave tonight.
02:20No.
02:21The time hasn't come yet.
02:24The next morning, breakfast was too slick split between two bowls.
02:28I finished my toast quickly, stared at Mom's share, and shouted that I wanted more.
02:32Dad put down his chopsticks, frowned, and said Mom needed nutrition.
02:35The little brother in her belly is the priority.
02:36But I wouldn't listen.
02:37I stood up directly and reached out to grab the toast, and stuffed it into my mouth.
02:42On purpose, I tried to knock the bowl to the floor.
02:45Mom reacted quickly and caught the bowl, but some eggs spilled all over the table, and
02:49she burst into tears from anger.
02:52Dad stood up, grabbed me by the collar, and asked...
03:03Dad's hands trembled with rage, and he threw me to the ground.
03:06But I got up at once, brushed the dust off my clothes, ran out.
03:10Dad roared behind me to stop, asking where I got the money.
03:13As soon as the door closed, I heard the sound of dishes shattering in socket, followed by
03:18Dad's desperate roar, I must have sinned in my past life.
03:22I actually had no money in my pocket, only that crumpled copy of my medical diagnosis.
03:26I tore it up and threw it in the trash.
03:28The reaper drifted back to my side and said...
03:33Why bother doing this?
03:35Making them hate you, you won't feel at peace when you go.
03:39When I got home in the evening, there was a thick stack of money on the table.
03:42Dad's wages for the day, and money he had borrowed.
03:45Dad said while smoking that...
03:47We'll go to a big hospital tomorrow.
03:50Let's get you checked again.
03:52Even if we have to sell everything, we'll treat you.
03:54I was so scared I could barely breathe.
03:56I couldn't go.
03:57If I did, the money would be wasted.
03:59That money should be saved from my little brother and sister
04:02to buy them milk powder and help them survive.
04:05I walked to the table and grabbed the stack of money.
04:08Dad rushed over to stop me.
04:10I stuffed the money into my pocket, stepped back,
04:12and I'm taking this money.
04:14I want the newest phone.
04:16Other kids have one.
04:17Dad turned pale with anger, clenched his trembling fists.
04:20I refused, turned around, and ran.
04:23He grabbed my arm, and in our struggle, the bills flew everywhere.
04:27Dad gasped for breath, gripping my arm so hard it hurt.
04:30Then he suddenly let go, staggered back,
04:33as if all his strength had been drained,
04:35and collapsed onto the sofa,
04:37burying his face in his hands and crying.
04:39I had never seen Dad cry like that.
04:42I quickly picked up the money from the floor and put it back on the table,
04:45then ran back to my room,
04:46pressing my back against the door as tears streamed down my face.
04:49Dad, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.
04:50Dad, I'm sorry.
04:52Truly sorry.
04:53What's the use of peace?
04:55If they love me, they'll cry sadly when I die.
04:58If they hate me, when I die,
05:00they'll just curse me and then go on with their lives.
05:04On the third day, Dad was going to take me to the hospital,
05:07but I knew I couldn't go.
05:08I hid in the tiny bathroom and locked the door.
05:11Fiona! Come out!
05:13I'm not going!
05:15I hate hospitals!
05:17Don't make me break down's door!
05:19I sat on the cold floor, hugging my knees,
05:23my stomach convulsing with pain.
05:25Blood kept seeping from the corner of my mouth.
05:27I wiped it away with toilet paper over and over.
05:30Suddenly, the bathroom door was kicked open.
05:34Dad stood in the doorway, panting, his eyes red.
05:37He saw the blood-stained tissues in the trash and froze.
05:40He said my name, his voice shaking.
05:43Fiona!
05:43I quickly hid my hands behind my back,
05:46trying to wipe the blood from my lips.
05:48I lied that I had bitten my tongue by accident.
05:51Dad didn't say anything.
05:53He slowly walked over and pulled my hand out.
05:56My palm was covered in blood.
05:58He stared at my hand for a long time,
06:00then suddenly fell to his knees.
06:02Why didn't you tell me?
06:05Why are you bearing this alone?
06:08Because you're annoying.
06:10Always forcing me to take medicine,
06:12always making me go to the hospital.
06:14Fiona, I'm your father.
06:17Even if you hate me,
06:19even if you despise me,
06:21I will never give up on you.
06:27Dad, I'm going to die.
06:31I finally said it.
06:33Dad, I'm going to die.
06:36The doctor said I only have a few days left.
06:39I don't want you and Mom to be sad.
06:41Dad, I want you to save money
06:42for my little brother and sister.
06:44No, no, no.
06:45You won't die.
06:46I won't let you die.
06:48But I knew I really was going to die.
06:57That night, I fell into a coma.
06:59I heard Dad's voice in my days.
07:02Fiona?
07:04Fiona!
07:04I wanted to respond,
07:06but I couldn't make a sound.
07:08Call an ambulance.
07:09My daughter, my daughter, she...
07:10Fiona, hold on.
07:12The ambulance is coming.
07:18In the darkness,
07:19the Reaper appeared again.
07:21Time's up.
07:22He reached out to me.
07:23I held his hand
07:24and my soul left my body.
07:26I looked back and saw Dad
07:28holding my lifeless body,
07:30crying out into...
07:31Fiona!
07:32Mom sat on the floor
07:34holding her belly,
07:35crying uncontrollably.
07:36I'm sorry, Dad.
07:38Mom.
07:39I really tried.
07:44The funeral was very simple.
07:46Dad sold everything he could sell
07:48and bought me a small white casket
07:50and a red dress.
07:51That was the dress I'd wanted for so long.
07:53Red, bright, and beautiful.
07:55He didn't wipe them away.
07:57He just kept looking at me
07:58as if trying to memorize every detail.
08:02Fiona.
08:03You look so pretty.
08:06His tears fell on my face.
08:08He didn't wipe them away.
08:11Such a young child.
08:12What a pity.
08:13But Dad didn't hear any of it.
08:15He just sat beside my casket,
08:18motionless,
08:19until the staff came to take me.
08:20Don't take her!
08:21She's my daughter!
08:25Nick, let go.
08:26We have to let her go.
08:27I haven't taken her
08:28to an amusement park yet!
08:30I haven't bought her new shoes yet!
08:32I haven't watched her grow up yet!
08:34I haven't watched her to Ryan up me!
08:37I haven't!
08:38Finally, he was pulled away.
08:40He watched as I was taken
08:41into the cremation room.
08:42I stood beside him in spirit,
08:44crying too.
08:46Fiona!
08:47Daddy's baby!
08:52Dad, don't cry.
08:54I'm right here.
08:59After I died,
09:00Dad became a different person.
09:02He quit his construction job
09:04and started drinking every day.
09:06He sat in front of my urn
09:08talking to me.
09:09Fiona, Dad misses you.
09:11Why did you leave so early?
09:19Mom tried to persuade him,
09:21but he wouldn't listen.
09:25He just kept drinking,
09:26day after day,
09:29until one night,
09:31he drank so much
09:31he passed out
09:32and hid his head
09:33on the corner of the table.
09:34Blood gushed out.
09:50Nick!
09:51Nick!
09:55Hello, help me!
10:05Mom screamed
10:06in the hospital,
10:06Dad lay unconscious.
10:09The doctor said
10:10he might not wake up.
10:16Mom sat beside his bed,
10:18crying while holding her belly.
10:20Nick, please wake up.
10:22Our babies need you.
10:24But Dad didn't respond.
10:25He seemed to be trapped
10:27in some distant place.
10:29I stood beside him,
10:30watching his pale face.
10:34Dad, wake up.
10:36You can't leave Mom and the babies.
10:47Dad, wake up.
10:49You can't leave Mom and the babies.
10:51Just then, the Reaper appeared.
10:55Fiona, your father is dying.
10:58His will to live is gone.
11:01His soul is about to leave his body.
11:03I looked at him in shock.
11:07I grabbed the Reaper's cloak.
11:10Can you save him?
11:12He looked at me silent for a long time.
11:15There is a way.
11:17But you'll have to pay a price.
11:39The Reaper led me to a strange place.
11:41Fog hung in the air.
11:43The light was dim,
11:44and a kind of indescribable silence
11:46filled the atmosphere.
11:47The Reaper's figure flickered in
11:49and out of the mist.
11:50It was neither heaven nor earth,
11:52but somewhere in between.
11:53The Hall of Souls.
11:54A vast place filled with countless spirits,
11:57all waiting to be judged.
11:59At the end of the hall sat a figure
12:01wrapped in darkness,
12:02the lord of the underworld.
12:04Hades, the darkness moved like a living cloak,
12:07flowing slowly around him.
12:11Fiona, Hades' voice echoed,
12:13ancient and cold.
12:15The voice seemed to rise from the depths of the earth,
12:18or perhaps from a time so distant
12:20it had traveled across millennia.
12:22Why have you come?
12:23I knelt down.
12:25My knees hit the ground with a dull thud,
12:28but I felt no pain.
12:30Please save my father.
12:32My voice was small,
12:33yet unwavering.
12:34Tears welled up in my eyes,
12:36but I held them back,
12:37not wanting to seem weak
12:39before the lord of the underworld.
12:40He's dying because of me.
12:42Then a massive mirror appeared before me,
12:45the soul mirror.
12:46Its frame was black,
12:48carved with twisted vines and skulls.
12:50The surface was like stagnant water,
12:52dark and bottomless.
12:54This mirror shows the truth inside a person's heart.
12:57His voice carried no emotion,
12:59yet each word struck me like a hammer.
13:01Look, the mirror's surface rippled,
13:03and scenes began to play.
13:05I saw dad working at the construction site,
13:07sweat pouring down his face.
13:09I saw him at the plasma center,
13:11rolling up his sleeve despite his fear of needles.
13:14He turned his head away,
13:16unable to look at the needle,
13:17his lips pressed white.
13:19I saw him kneeling before the foreman,
13:21begging for an advance on his wages.
13:23His knees hit the concrete floor hard.
13:25That quiet, reserved man had set aside
13:28all his pride for his daughter.
13:30Please, my daughter is dying.
13:34I saw him selling our TV,
13:37our microwave,
13:38everything of value.
13:39I saw him being turned away by loan sharks
13:41because he had nothing left to offer as collateral.
13:44What do you have to pay back with?
13:46Every scene was like a knife stabbing my heart.
13:48Dad, I couldn't stop crying.
13:50In a flash of light,
13:52I found myself in dad's hospital room.
13:55But I wasn't alone.
13:56Dad stood there too,
13:57his soul,
13:58separated from his body.
14:00He looked confused,
14:02staring at his own unconscious form on the bed.
14:06Where, where am I?
14:07Then he saw me,
14:08his eyes widened.
14:10Fiona,
14:10I ran to him and threw my arms around him.
14:13Dad,
14:14he held me tightly,
14:15as if afraid I would disappear.
14:17Is this a dream?
14:18No,
14:19I said,
14:20tears streaming down my face.
14:22It's real,
14:22I'm really here.
14:24He pulled back to look at me,
14:26his hands cupping my face.
14:27But you,
14:28you died.
14:30I know,
14:31I grabbed his hands.
14:33Dad,
14:34I have to tell you something.
14:44I lied to you.
14:45I didn't hate you.
14:47I never hated you.
14:48I just,
14:49I just wanted to make you hate me,
14:51so you wouldn't be sad when I die.
14:54Oh,
14:55Fiona,
14:56you foolish child.
14:57You foolish,
14:59precious child.
15:00Did you really think I could ever hate you?
15:04We cried together for a long time.
15:07Then dad pulled away,
15:09his expression changing to panic.
15:11Wait,
15:11if we're both here.
15:13He looked at his body on the bed.
15:15Am I dying too?
15:16I nodded.
15:18The reaper said you gave up on life.
15:20But dad,
15:21you can't give up.
15:22Mom needs you,
15:23the babies need you.
15:25Dad shook his head.
15:26How can I go on without you?
15:28Every time I close my eyes,
15:30I see your face.
15:32Every time I hear a child laugh,
15:34I think of you.
15:35Dad,
15:36listen to me.
15:37The pain means you loved me.
15:39That's a beautiful thing.
15:41Live for mom.
15:42Live for the babies.
15:44And live for me,
15:45because I'll always be watching over you.
15:48Dad looked at me,
15:49tears streaming down his face.
15:52Will you?
15:52I promise.
15:53I squeezed his hands.
15:55I'll find a way.
15:57I don't know how,
15:58but I will.
15:59Just then,
16:00Hades of the dead materialized in the room.
16:04Dad instinctively stepped in front of me.
16:07Who are you?
16:09I am Hades,
16:11the lord of the underworld,
16:12the voice boomed.
16:13I judge the souls of the departed.
16:16Hades turned his gaze to me.
16:18Fiona,
16:18you have seen the truth in the soul mirror.
16:20You understand now the depth of your father's love.
16:24And you,
16:25Nick.
16:26Hades addressed my father.
16:28You have heard your daughter's confession.
16:30She never hated you.
16:32She only wanted to spare you pain.
16:34Then he spoke.
16:36Nick,
16:36you stand at a crossroads.
16:38You can choose to stay here,
16:40in this liminal space,
16:42and join your daughter in death.
16:44Or you can choose to return to your body and live.
16:47Dad looked at me,
16:48anguish written across his face.
16:50Fiona,
16:51I can't lose you again.
16:53I smiled through my tears.
16:55Dad,
16:55you're not losing me.
16:57I'll always be in your heart.
16:59But your family needs you alive.
17:01Please,
17:02go back.
17:02Dad pulled me into one last embrace.
17:05When he released me,
17:06he turned to Hades.
17:08I choose to live.
17:10A golden light enveloped him.
17:12His soul was pulled back into his body.
17:15In the hospital bed,
17:16dad's eyes flew open.
17:18He gasped.
17:19Fiona,
17:20but I was no longer visible to him.
17:22Mom rushed to his side,
17:24crying.
17:25Nick,
17:26dad grabbed her hand.
17:27She was here.
17:28I saw her.
17:30Fiona,
17:30she told me everything.
17:32She never hated us.
17:34I turned to Hades.
17:37He regarded me with ancient eyes.
17:39Your father has found his will to live.
17:41But now you must face your judgment.
17:43He raised his hand.
17:45The soul mirror appeared,
17:47showing my life,
17:48the good moments and the painful ones.
17:51When it finished,
17:52he spoke.
17:53You chose to cause pain to those you loved most.
17:56For this,
17:57you should be punished.
17:58I offer you a choice.
17:59You may be reborn with no memories.
18:02Or,
18:03an image appeared,
18:04a small ragdoll cat.
18:06You may return in this form for three years,
18:09unable to speak,
18:10but able to watch over your family.
18:11I didn't hesitate.
18:13The cat,
18:14Hades nodded.
18:15Go home,
18:16Fiona.
18:18After being discharged and returning home,
18:22the cramped trailer was frighteningly empty.
18:25Dad placed my urn in the most visible spot in the living room,
18:29beside it were all my favorite snacks from when I was alive,
18:33and that red dress.
18:34He mended what was left.
18:36Days passed,
18:37and winter came.
18:38Dad stopped drinking and smoking.
18:40Every day after work he came straight home and talked to the urn.
18:45Fiona,
18:45the construction salary came in today.
18:48Fiona,
18:49your mom's belly is bigger.
18:51The twins are really lively.
18:53Fiona,
18:54it's cold now.
18:55Are you cold there?
18:57The next spring,
18:58the twins were born,
19:00a boy and a girl.
19:01At last,
19:02the trailer had crying and laughter again.
19:07That day,
19:08as a cat,
19:09I finally followed the scent of memory and saw that familiar window.
19:13I crouched beneath it and let out a soft cry.
19:17The door opened.
19:18Dad stood there,
19:19much more worn down.
19:21When he saw me,
19:22a flicker of light flashed in his hollow eyes.
19:25He slowly squatted down,
19:29his voice trembling beyond control.
19:32Fie,
19:33Fiona,
19:34I walked to his feet and rubbed my head against his pant leg.
19:38Tears slid down his face at once.
19:40It's you.
19:41You're back.
19:42I meowed twice,
19:44then jumped beside the cradle and looked at the two little babies.
19:47They were my brother and sister.
19:49Mom walked in,
19:50saw this scene,
19:51and covered her mouth.
19:53It,
19:53it is Fiona.
19:54Dad wiped his tears and finally showed a long lost smile.
19:58She's finally back.
20:00I thought to myself,
20:01yes,
20:02dad and mom,
20:03I'm home.
20:04My new home was still my old room.
20:07Dad laid a soft mat where I used to sleep.
20:09Every time we ate,
20:11dad specially set aside a small dish for me,
20:14with canned tuna and a little bowl of fresh water.
20:17At night,
20:17I became the family guard,
20:19chasing away any mice that tried to steal food.
20:22When my brother and sister cried,
20:25I jumped onto the cradle and brushed their faces with my tail until they were soothed.
20:30Once,
20:30because work at the site went bad,
20:33dad reached for the bottle again.
20:35Just as he picked up the glass,
20:36I jumped onto the table and angrily knocked it over.
20:40He remembered the night before I died,
20:42when he was also drinking.
20:45Dad threw the bottle into the trash.
20:47I will listen to you.
20:49Only then did I jump back into his arms,
20:52gently licking his hand.
20:53Their beloved daughter.
20:55Even after becoming a cat,
20:56I was still helping my family.
20:58In the blink of an eye,
21:00three years passed.
21:01My brother and sister grew up,
21:03able to run and jump.
21:05What they loved most was playing with me,
21:07but happiness is always short-lived.
21:10The time Hades gave me was only three years.
21:13On a windy night,
21:14I knew my time had come.
21:16Dad held me in his arms and wrapped me in that red dress.
21:20His tears fell onto my fur,
21:22burning hot.
21:24Dad dug a small pit under the big tree in the yard.
21:27He put me into a box,
21:29lined with flower petals and a family photo.
21:32In the photo,
21:33Dad and Mom held my brother and sister,
21:35and at their feet was a little kitten.
21:38A beam of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone upon it.
21:41In the light,
21:42I seemed to turn back into a little girl,
21:45wearing that clean red dress with no pain left in my body.
21:48I waved at them with all my strength,
21:51smiling brightly.
21:52Daddy!
21:53Mommy!
21:54Goodbye!
21:55Dad smiled too,
21:56waved back,
21:57and shouted loudly,
21:59Go!
21:59Go far!
22:00Don't look back!
22:01The light carried me away.
22:03I took one last look.
22:05I knew my parents could finally live well again.
22:08And I was finally free.
22:11For me,
22:11you just never heard.
22:12I thought you were completely 그래도,
22:12I was always filled with your parents.
22:13I came to the right.
22:13I fell to the right.
22:13I was going to beốt to the right.
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