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Mom, I Will Be Quiet Dramax
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00:01My older sister, Chloe, suffered from severe misophonia.
00:06She couldn't tolerate the slightest noise.
00:08Whenever I made a sound, instantly, Chloe woke up in the next bedroom.
00:13She started pounding on the wall like a maniac.
00:16My head is exploding!
00:18Mom, Sarah, stormed into my tiny room.
00:21She looked at my flush face and how I was struggling to breathe,
00:25but her eyes held nothing but deep disgust.
00:28Can't you just hold it in?
00:30Do you have to torture your sister at an hour like this?
00:33Ironman, Mom marched into the storage room and brought back a roll of silver duct tape.
00:39Round and round, she taped my mouth and, nose shut, sealing them tea.
00:50You're going to stand on the back deck for time out tonight.
00:53You can come back in when you're completely quiet.
00:57The howling wind battered the house.
01:00It was 5 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
01:03Dad, David, walked over, looking annoyed.
01:06She watches too many soup operas.
01:09Now she's playing the victim.
01:12The phlegm in my lungs felt like wet cement blocking my airway.my lips.
01:23But I never had a tomorrow.
01:28The 5 degrees Fahrenheit winter night possessed a biting cold that could freeze blood.
01:33With every agonizing breath, the phlegm rolled up, clogging my throat.
01:40Please, let me in.
01:43I won't cough anymore.
01:45I can hold it.
01:47Sweetie, don't be scared.
01:48I already sent Lily to the deck for time out.
01:51You can get a good night's sleep now.
01:53I'll take you to your therapist tomorrow.
01:58To keep Chloe from hurting, and to keep Mom from getting angry again, I was a good girl.
02:03I didn't rip the tape off.
02:07Dad walked out of the master bedroom, holding a glass of whiskey.
02:12He pulled the blinds completely shut with a heavy thud.
02:15The last sliver of light vanished.
02:18The darkness and the blizzard swallowed me whole.
02:24I remembered earlier before dinner, I had gently coughed just once because I couldn't suppress the itch in my throat.
02:32Lily!
02:33You did that on purpose, didn't you?
02:35Are you trying to kill me with that noise?
02:37Oh my god, my head is splitting open!
02:47Lily, how many times have I told you your sister has a severe sensory procession disorder?
02:53She can't handle any noise!
02:56And you still dare to cough right in front of her!
02:59Mommy, I didn't want to cough, but my throat is so itchy.
03:06Your lungs hurt?
03:07I think you're just being malicious!
03:12Do you think because our health insurance maxes out paying for your sister's therapist,
03:17you need to fake an illness to compete for attention?
03:20I've told you a million times, we don't not love you!
03:24David and I are exhausted enough paying the mortgage and medical bills.
03:27Stop causing trouble for us!
03:31I tried to explain.
03:33I tried to tell her I had been running a fever for three days,
03:37and that there were streaks of blood in my phlegm.
03:39But Mom didn't listen.
03:41All she saw were the scratch marks on Chloe's face.
03:44All she saw was her oldest daughter screaming in agony.
03:47And so, that roll of silver heavy-duty tape,
03:50usually meant for fixing leaky pipes,
03:52was ruthlessly wrapped around my face.
03:55Every rotation was accompanied by Mom's exhausted, furious glare and Chloe's triumphant sneer.
04:00The suffocation grew stronger.
04:03The blizzard before my eyes began twisting into a black vortex.
04:07I wanted to knock on the glass door one last time, but my hands were frozen stiff.
04:13They felt so heavy I couldn't even lift them.
04:16My body slid down the glass uncontrollably.
04:18In my delirium, I thought I saw my grandmother, who had passed away from COVID two years ago.
04:24Oh, my sweet Lily, come to Grandma.
04:27It's warm here, and you don't have to hold back your coughs.
04:32Mommy, I'm sorry.
04:34Next time, I promise, I won't cough.
04:38If I don't cough, will you hold me like you hold Chloe?
04:43The moment that thought flashed through my mind, my heart stopped its final beat.
04:47My five-year-old body curled into a tiny, stiff ball, collapsing in the corner of the snow-covered deck.
04:56Lily, you are so ugly.
05:00No wonder Mom doesn't like you.
05:06My body felt so light.
05:08So very light.
05:10I found myself floating mid-air.
05:13I drifted right through the sliding glass door into the warm living room.
05:22Rush B, you idiot teammates!
05:26She wasn't afraid of noise at all.
05:30She just didn't want to hear my voice.
05:33I turned and looked toward the master bedroom.
05:37David and Sarah were sleeping soundly.
05:39Mom was even snoring softly.
05:41Wasn't that snoring noise?
05:44Why couldn't Chloe hear it?
05:46Why wasn't she screaming?
05:48But my hand phased right through her body.
05:51A bone-chilling cold made me pull my hand.
05:57I was already dead.
06:00Dead in the freezing snow they had abandoned me in.
06:07At 6 a.m., the phone alarm went off.
06:10Mom stretched and her first order of business was to head to the kitchen to make breakfast.
06:15Bacon sizzled in the frying pan, the rich aroma filling the house.
06:20Next to it was a stack of freshly made pancakes covered in maple syrup.
06:24It was Chloe's favorite American breakfast.
06:27Dad woke up, too.
06:29He watched the morning news while tying his tie for work.
06:32The polar vortex hit the state last night, plunging temperatures to a record 10-year low of 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
06:40Residents are strongly advised to stay in...
06:43Dad, will you see me?
06:45Will you notice I'm not moving?
06:51That kid is so stubborn.
06:52Still hiding out there.
06:55Leave her be.
06:56We've spoiled her rotten.
06:58She's 7 years old and already this manipulative.
07:01Faking pneumonia just to compete for attention.
07:05Does she know how expensive medical bills are in this country?
07:08Is she trying to bankrupt this family?
07:11Chloe walked out rubbing her eyes, wearing her pink silk pajamas.
07:16Wow!
07:16Mom!
07:17Pancakes!
07:21I love you so much!
07:23Slow down.
07:24No one's taking it from you.
07:26Go get your sister.
07:27She's acting out, but if she catches frostbite, an ER visit will cost us a fortune.
07:33I don't want to.
07:35Just looking at her pathetic face gives me a headache.
07:37Be a good girl.
07:39Give her an excuse to come in.
07:47Loser serves you right.
07:50That's what you get for trying to steal Mom and Dad from me.
07:53I hope you freeze to death.
07:57Mom!
07:58Lily says she's not hungry.
08:00She said she's going to stay out there and reflect and told us to leave her alone.
08:05No!
08:06I didn't say that!
08:07Please believe me!
08:09Fine!
08:10Ungrateful brat!
08:12Then let her stand there!
08:14Nobody opened that door for her today!
08:17Let's see how long her stubbornness lasts!
08:21Hmph.
08:22Ignore her.
08:23Let her skip a few meals.
08:24She'll learn who runs this house.
08:26They continued eating their steaming hot breakfast,
08:29discussing which national park they should visit for skiing this weekend.
08:33No one glanced at the deck again.
08:35Yes!
08:35I want to go skiing and take lots of photos.
08:46Don't indulge Lily.
08:47Chloe's condition just stabilized.
08:49She can't take any triggers.
08:51I know.
08:51Don't worry.
08:52I suddenly remembered something from six months ago.
08:56One afternoon, Mom went to the community grocery store.
09:00Chloe was wearing her headphones, blasting heavy metal just like this.
09:04Freak.
09:04If you tell Mom I was listening to music, I'll throw you into the meat grinder.
09:10Lily's noise triggered my misophebia.
09:12My head is splitting open.
09:14She's torturing me.
09:16She's torturing me.
09:17My head is splitting open.
09:23It's okay, sweetie.
09:25I'll make her stop.
09:27Lily!
09:28You did this on purpose.
09:30You're hurting your sister.
09:32Kneel there all night.
09:33No crying.
09:34No noise.
09:35The result?
09:37Mom forced me to kneel on the bare hardwood floor the entire night.
09:40My knees were bruised black and blue.
09:43From that day on, I never dared say a single bad word about my sister again.
09:48I thought if I was just obedient, if I lived like a ghost, she would spare me.
09:53The doorbell rang.
09:54It was Mrs. Miller from Mexico.
09:56Hi, Sarah.
09:57I just baked some apple pie.
09:59Brought you some.
10:01Where's little Lily?
10:02She usually plays Legos here.
10:05Oh, Lily has the flu.
10:07I sent her to David's parents' house.
10:10Last night, I heard noises from your backyard.
10:13Like someone banging on the glass.
10:15It sounded like a trapped raccoon.
10:17You should check your backyard.
10:19A chill crept up Sarah's spine.
10:21I held my breath, too.
10:23Mom, will you realize?
10:26Will you go look?
10:29Mom!
10:33Ah!
10:35So noisy!
10:36That old woman's voice is like nails on a chalkboard!
10:39Get out!
10:40Get out!
10:41My brain is exploding!
10:44Oh, dear.
10:45I'm so sorry.
10:46I'll leave right now.
10:48I'm so sorry, Mrs. Miller.
10:50She's not well.
10:51Goodbye.
10:54It's okay, sweetie.
10:55She's gone.
10:56No more noise.
11:02The front door closed heavily.
11:06Mrs. Miller's side was sealed outside.
11:10Poor family.
11:12Stuck with a mentally ill child.
11:22Was that really Lily knocking last night?
11:26Was it not a raccoon?
11:32Mom!
11:32I'm right outside!
11:34Just pull the blinds!
11:35Look at me!
11:36Mom raised her hand.
11:38Her fingertips brushed against the drawcord of the blinds.
11:42Just one pull.
11:43And the truth would be laid bare.
11:47Mom!
11:48I want strawberries!
11:49The huge organic ones from Whole Foods!
11:51Right now!
11:54Okay, okay.
11:55Strawberries.
11:56Mommy will wash them for you.
12:03The truth, merely two steps away, was buried alive once again.
12:12By noon, the blizzard finally stopped.
12:15The snow had piled up over a foot high on the deck.
12:18Curled up in the corner, I was now completely transformed into a mound of snow.
12:23If I wasn't found soon, I would permanently become one with the winter.
12:27Looking at the dusty medicine, Mom stopped in her tracks.
12:33It's freezing outside.
12:35If it's really pneumonia, it will get worse.
12:38I better let her in.
12:39I'll make her wear a 95 mask.
12:40She finally remembered my wheezing, broken bellows cough.
12:44Mom, where are you going?
12:46I'm going to bring Lily in for lunch and make her take medicine.
12:50No!
12:51You can't let her in!
12:52She's faking it!
12:53She's gaslighting us!
13:00Chloe, stop it!
13:01It's freezing outside.
13:03No!
13:04I want her to freeze!
13:06I want to go...
13:07I want to go shopping!
13:10Stop it.
13:11Let me get your sister inside first.
13:13It will trigger my misophobic...
13:14Usual tantrum tactics to distract Mom.
13:17But this time, Mom gently pushed her hand away.
13:35It will trigger my misophobic joy.
13:37In the corner of the deck, there was a tiny figure, stiffly curled into a ball, covered entirely in thick
13:44snow.
13:45The living room fell into a deathly silence
13:48Only the upbeat pop music from Chloe's TikTok videos echoed on loop
13:53Mom, why aren't you moving?
13:55Is that little bitch still playing dead?
14:10Lily! My little Lily! Stop scaring mommy!
14:13Stop pretending mommy is letting you in! Just move! Please move!
14:28Seeing this, Sarah's stomach heaved violently
14:31Pure terror completely shattered what
14:35Sarah, what happened?
14:45Lily? Lily?
14:47He pressed two fingers against her carotid artery
14:50No breath, no pulse
14:51No sign of life whatsoever
14:54She's dead
14:56She's really dead
15:03Back in the living room, Chloe finally realized something was wrong
15:06She walked over from the sofa, still holding a half-empty Starbucks frappuccino
15:11Seeing the gruesome scene on the deck
15:13She didn't scream or break down like any normal teenage girl would
15:18Ew, gross
15:20Mom, stop screaming! You're so loud! My head is going to hurt again!
15:25Just put her in a trash bag and throw her out
15:28At least she's finally shut up
15:32Shut up! That is your biological sister!
15:37You yelled at me! You yelled at me over a dead person!
15:41I'm calling the police and reporting you for domestic abuse!
15:44You're all bullying me!
15:46He took off his expensive cashmere coat and tried to wrap it around my stiff little corpse
15:50But my body was completely frozen into a curled fetal position
15:53Like a solid block of ice, I couldn't be straightened out
15:57He could only bundle me into his arms, snow and blood included
16:01To the ER
16:03Right, the hospital, call an ambulance
16:05She can be saved, CPR, she can definitely be saved
16:15The trauma surgeon cut away the remaining tape
16:17And cleared the foreign objects from my mouth and nose
16:19When he saw the massive, stone-like mucus plug blocking my trachea
16:23Even a doctor used to gunshot wounds and horrific car crashes teared up
16:26What the hell is this?
16:28This is industrial-grade duct tape!
16:30Who the fuck taped a 7-year-old child's mouth shut?
16:33The child already had a severe respiratory infection
16:35Her airwaste agreements were spiking, she needed to expel them
16:38She suffocated to death
16:40Mechanical ossification
16:41Combined with severe hypothermia
16:43Call CPS
16:45Notify the homicide detectives
16:47Right now!
16:48This is first-degree murder!
16:50You pair of monsters!
16:55I thought...
16:56I thought she was just playing the victim
16:59She didn't say she was cold
17:01She just wanted her sister to not have a panic attack
17:07The blaring sirens completely tore apart the facade of this middle-class family
17:10Homicide detectives soon arrived at the hospital
17:15David and Sarah
17:16You are already suspected of serious illegal activities and have been formally arrested
17:21You have the right to remain silent
17:23Victim
17:24Lily
17:24Seven years old
17:27Cause of death
17:28Mechanical escuration and multiple organ failure due to extreme hyperthermia
17:35But what interests us more is this
17:37Physical examination shows that aside from facial lacerations and frostbite
17:41The victim had multiple old pinch marks and defensive bruises on her inner thighs and arms
17:45Is this how you regularly abused her?
17:47No
17:48We didn't
17:50She bumped into things while playing
17:53Bullshit!
17:54The medical examiner confirmed these were caused by the forceful pinching of an adult or near-adult hand
18:00The nail marks dug almost to the muscle
18:03By the way, we got a warrant and searched your house
18:06We found this tucked under the victim's mattress
18:09Even with all the spelling errors, it paints a very clear picture
18:16November 5
18:17Chloe poured my cough serum down the toilet and replaced it with her melatoni
18:21She said my coughing sounded like a dying stray dog
18:24So annoying
18:25November 8
18:26Mommy poured me hot water
18:28But Chloe sneaked a huge handful of ice cubes into it
18:31My tummy hurt so bad after drinking it
18:33And I coughed even worse
18:34Chloe laughed so loud
18:36She said as long as I get sick and get kicked out
18:38The house will finally be quiet
18:40November 12
18:41Chloe was blasting heavy metal rock on her airpods
18:44I saw it
18:45She pinched my thigh so hard and warned me that if I ever told mom and dad
18:48She'd make mom tape my mouth shut
18:54Every childishly written English word acted like a rusty saw
18:56Violently cutting back and forth across the parents' hearts
18:59November 12
19:00Chloe was blasting heavy metal rock on her airpods
19:03I saw it
19:04Oh god, I'm a complete monster
19:09To protect a demon
19:11I killed my own daughter with my own hands
19:14In the adjacent interrogation room, David watched everything through the two-way mirror
19:18His face already drenched in tears
19:20He remembered last night how he had personally pulled the blinds shut
19:23That was the gi team that severed Lily's final lifeline
19:26It was him
19:27For the sake of some undisturbed peace, he had pushed his five-year-old daughter into the abyss
19:34That's not all
19:36Your nanny cam in the living room, the one you installed to catch burglars, we pulled the cloud-synced footage
19:43On the screen played a high-definition night vision recording from last night
19:46It was 2 AM
19:50Lily's corpse was already slowly being covered by snow on the deck
19:55Slowly, a hair-raising, sociopathic smirk crept onto her face
19:58Then, facing the corpse, she slowly raised her middle finger
20:06In that moment, the interrogation room was dead silent
20:09All the excuses, all the middle-class decency
20:12Seemed so sickeningly pale in the face of this pure, antisocial malice
20:19Because a minor was involved and the evidence was robust
20:21David and Sarah were temporarily released to await trial after posting exorbitant bail
20:29Lily, the floor is too cold, get up please
20:34Mommy bought you that new Disney dress
20:37Stop sleeping
20:38Due to a lack of direct physical evidence causing the death
20:40And because she was still a minor
20:42CPS temporarily allowed Chloe to remain under house arrest
20:45Ew, this house reeks of bleach, disgusting
20:48Mom, get up and make me some food
20:51I was at the police station all day
20:53Those cops interrogated me like a criminal
20:56I was so scared
21:11Hungry?
21:12Sarah's voice was as rough as sandpaper
21:14When your sister was freezing and suffocating to death in a sub-zero blizzard
21:18What were you doing?
21:19Chloe, you were drinking a frappuccino, playing video games, and flipping off her corpse
21:26Chloe was terrified by Mom's horrific stare
21:28Mom, what's wrong with you?
21:31I'm Chloe, I'm your favorite daughter
21:33It was Lily's fault, she was so weak
21:35It was an accident, it had nothing to do with me
21:37A resounding, full-force slap struck Chloe's manicured face heavily
21:42The immense force knocked her to the ground instantly
21:45Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth
21:47You still dare lie to me
21:50Sarah walked forward like a desperate lioness who had failed to protect her cub
21:54Grabbing a handful of Chloe's blonde hair
21:57That was your sister!
21:59How could you be such a demon?
22:03Where is your misophobia?
22:05Where is your psychological trauma?
22:07Keep faking it
22:09Let me see you fake it again!
22:11The pain made the overly painful Chloe burst into his shoes
22:13Dad, save me!
22:14This crazy bitch is going to kill me!
22:20In the past, whenever she cried, David would instantly rush over to protect her
22:25But today, David sat on the sofa
22:28At his feet lay a pile of shattered electronic trash
22:31It was all Chloe's AirPods, iPads, hearing his eldest daughter's pleas for help
22:36David slowly raised his head
22:38In his hand, he held that pink diary
22:41Hey, he answered his way!
22:41Well, he should receive her
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