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Mom, I Will Be Quiet 💕 💕 💕
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00:00My older sister, Chloe, suffered from severe misophonia.
00:04She couldn't tolerate the slightest noise.
00:07Whenever I made a sound, instantly, Chloe woke up in the next bedroom.
00:12She started pounding on the wall like a maniac.
00:15My head is exploding!
00:17Mom, Sarah, stormed into my tiny room.
00:20She looked at my flushed face and how I was struggling to breathe,
00:23but her eyes held nothing but deep disgust.
00:26Can't you just hold it in?
00:29Do you have to torture your sister at an hour like this?
00:32Ironment, Mom marched into the storage room and brought back a roll of silver duct tape.
00:38Round and round, she taped my mouth and, nose shut, sealing them tea.
00:48You're gonna stand on the back deck for timeout tonight.
00:51You can come back in when you're completely quiet.
00:56The howling wind battered the house.
00:58It was 5 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
01:01Dad, David, walked over, looking annoyed.
01:04She watches too many soup operas.
01:07Now she's playing the victim.
01:10The phlegm in my lungs felt like wet cement blocking my airway.my lips.
01:21But I never had a tomorrow.
01:26The 5 degrees Fahrenheit winter night possessed a biting cold that could freeze blood.
01:31With every agonizing breath, the phlegm rolled up, clogging my throat.
01:37Please, let me in.
01:41I won't cough anymore.
01:43I can hold it.
01:44Sweetie, don't be scared.
01:46I already sent Lily to the deck for timeout.
01:48You can get a good night's sleep now.
01:51I'll take you to your therapist tomorrow.
01:55To keep Chloe from hurting, and to keep Mom from getting angry again, I was a good girl.
02:00I didn't rip the tape off.
02:04Dad walked out of the master bedroom, holding a glass of whiskey.
02:08He pulled the blinds completely shut with a heavy thud.
02:12The last sliver of light vanished.
02:15The darkness and the blizzard swallowed me whole.
02:21I remembered earlier before dinner, I had gently coughed just once because I couldn't suppress the itch in my throat.
02:29Lily!
02:30You did that on purpose, didn't you?
02:32Are you trying to kill me with that noise?
02:34Oh my god, my head is splitting open!
02:43Lily, how many times have I told you your sister has a severe sensory procession disorder?
02:49She can't handle any noise!
02:52And you still dare to cough right in front of her!
02:55Mommy, I didn't want to cough, but my throat is so itchy.
03:02Your lungs hurt?
03:03I think you're just being malicious!
03:08Do you think because our health insurance maxes out paying for your sister's therapist, you need to fake an illness
03:15to compete for attention?
03:16I've told you a million times, we don't not love you!
03:20David and I are exhausted enough paying the mortgage and medical bills.
03:23Stop causing trouble for us!
03:27I tried to explain.
03:29I tried to tell her I had been running a fever for three days, and that there were streaks of
03:34blood in my phlegm.
03:35But mom didn't listen.
03:36All she saw were the scratch marks on Chloe's face.
03:40All she saw was her oldest daughter screaming in agony.
03:43And so, that roll of silver heavy-duty tape, usually meant for fixing leaky pipes, was ruthlessly wrapped around my
03:50face.
03:50Every rotation was accompanied by mom's exhausted, furious glare and Chloe's triumphant sneer.
03:56The suffocation grew stronger.
03:59The blizzard before my eyes began twisting into a black vortex.
04:02I wanted to knock on the glass door one last time, but my hands were frozen stiff.
04:08They felt so heavy I couldn't even lift them.
04:11My body slid down the glass uncontrollably.
04:14In my delirium, I thought I saw my grandmother, who had passed away from COVID two years ago.
04:19Oh, my sweet Lily, come to Grandma.
04:23It's warm here, and you don't have to hold back your coughs.
04:26Mommy, I'm sorry.
04:29Next time, I promise, I won't cough.
04:33If I don't cough, will you hold me like you hold Chloe?
04:38The moment that thought flashed through my mind, my heart stopped its final beat.
04:42My five-year-old body curled into a tiny, stiff ball, collapsing in the corner of the snow-covered deck.
04:51Lily, you are so ugly.
04:55No wonder mom doesn't like you.
05:00My body felt so light.
05:03So very light.
05:04I found myself floating mid-air.
05:07I drifted right through the sliding glass door into the warm living room.
05:16Rush B, you idiot teammates!
05:21She wasn't afraid of noise at all.
05:25She just didn't want to hear my voice.
05:27I turned and looked toward the master bedroom.
05:30David and Sarah were sleeping soundly.
05:33Mom was even snoring softly.
05:35Wasn't that snoring noise?
05:38Why couldn't Chloe hear it?
05:40Why wasn't she screaming?
05:42But my hand phased right through her body.
05:45A bone-chilling cold made me pull my hand.
05:50I was already dead.
05:54Dead in the freezing snow they had abandoned me in.
06:00At 6 a.m., the phone alarm went off.
06:04Mom stretched and her first order of business was to head to the kitchen to make breakfast.
06:08Bacon sizzled in the frying pan, the rich aroma filling the house.
06:13Next to it was a stack of freshly made pancakes covered in maple syrup.
06:17It was Chloe's favorite American breakfast.
06:20Dad woke up too.
06:22He watched the morning news while tying his tie for work.
06:25The polar vortex hit the state last night, plunging temperatures to a record 10-year low of 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
06:33Residents are strongly advised to stay in.
06:36Dad, will you see me?
06:38Will you notice I'm not moving?
06:43That kid is so stubborn.
06:45Still hiding out there.
06:48Leave her be.
06:49We've spoiled her rotten.
06:51She's 7 years old and already this manipulative.
06:54Faking pneumonia just to compete for attention.
06:58Does she know how expensive medical bills are in this country?
07:00Is she trying to bankrupt this family?
07:03Chloe walked out rubbing her eyes, wearing her pink silk pajamas.
07:08Wow!
07:09Mom!
07:10Pancakes!
07:14I love you so much!
07:16Slow down.
07:17No one's taking it from you.
07:18Go get your sister.
07:19She's acting out, but if she catches frostbite, an ER visit will cost us a fortune.
07:25I don't want to.
07:27Just looking at her pathetic face gives me a headache.
07:29Be a good girl.
07:31Give her an excuse to come in.
07:39Loser serves you right.
07:42That's what you get for trying to steal Mom and Dad from me.
07:45I hope you freeze to death.
07:49Mom!
07:50Lily says she's not hungry.
07:52She said she's going to stay out there and reflect and told us to leave her alone.
07:57No!
07:58I didn't say that!
07:59Please believe me!
08:01Fine!
08:02Ungrateful brat!
08:04Then let her stand there!
08:06Nobody opened that door for her today!
08:08Let's see how long her stubbornness lasts!
08:13Ignore her.
08:14Let her skip a few meals.
08:16She'll learn who runs this house.
08:17They continued eating their steaming hot breakfast, discussing which national park they should visit for skiing this weekend.
08:24No one glanced at the deck again.
08:26Yes!
08:27I want to go skiing and take lots of photos.
08:37Don't indulge Lily.
08:38Chloe's condition just stabilized.
08:40She can't take any triggers.
08:42I know.
08:42Don't worry.
08:44I suddenly remembered something from six months ago.
08:47One afternoon, Mom went to the community grocery store.
08:51Chloe was wearing her headphones, blasting heavy metal just like this.
08:55Listen to me, you little freak!
08:55If you tell Mom I was listening to music, I'll throw you into the meat grinder!
09:01Lily's noise triggered my misophobia!
09:03My head is splitting open!
09:05She's torturing me!
09:06She's torturing me!
09:08My head is splitting open!
09:14It's okay, sweetie.
09:15I'll make her stop.
09:18Lily!
09:19You did this on purpose!
09:21You're hurting your sister!
09:22Kneel there all night!
09:24No crying, no noise!
09:26The result?
09:27Mom forced me to kneel on the bare hardwood floor the entire night.
09:31My knees were bruised black and blue.
09:33From that day on, I never dared say a single bad word about my sister again.
09:38I thought if I was just obedient, if I lived like a ghost, she would spare me.
09:43The doorbell rang.
09:45It was Mrs. Miller from next door.
09:47Hi, Sarah.
09:47I just baked some apple pie.
09:49Brought you some.
09:51Where's little Lily?
09:52She usually plays Legos here.
09:55Oh, Lily has the flu.
09:57I sent her to David's parents' house.
10:00Last night, I heard noises from your backyard.
10:03Like someone banging on the glass.
10:05It sounded like a trapped raccoon.
10:07You should check your backyard.
10:09A chill crept up Sarah's spine.
10:11I held my breath, too.
10:13Mom, will you realize?
10:15Will you go look?
10:19Mom!
10:24So noisy!
10:26That old woman's voice is like nails on a chalkboard!
10:29Get out!
10:30Get out!
10:31My brain is exploding!
10:33Oh, dear.
10:34I'm so sorry.
10:35I'll leave right now.
10:38I'm so sorry, Mrs. Miller.
10:40She's not well.
10:41Goodbye.
10:43It's okay, sweetie.
10:45She's gone.
10:46No more noise.
10:52The front door closed heavily.
10:54Mrs. Miller's side was sealed outside.
11:00Poor family.
11:01Stuck with a mentally ill child.
11:11Was that really Lily knocking last night?
11:15Was it not a raccoon?
11:20Mom, I'm right outside.
11:23Just pull the blinds.
11:24Look at me.
11:25Mom raised her hand.
11:27Her fingertips brushed against the drawcord of the blinds.
11:31Just one pull.
11:32And the truth would be laid bare.
11:35Mom!
11:36I want strawberries.
11:38The huge organic ones from Whole Foods.
11:40Right now!
11:42Okay, okay.
11:44Strawberries.
11:45Mommy will wash them for you.
11:51The truth, merely two steps away, was buried alive once again.
12:00By noon, the blizzard finally stopped.
12:03The snow had piled up over a foot high on the deck.
12:06Curled up in the corner, I was now completely transformed into a mound of snow.
12:11If I wasn't found soon, I would permanently become one with the winter.
12:15Looking at the dusty medicine, Mom stopped in her tracks.
12:21It's freezing outside.
12:23If it's really pneumonia, it will get worse.
12:26I better let her in.
12:27I'll make her wear a 95 mask.
12:29She finally remembered my wheezing, broken bellows, cough.
12:32Mom, where are you going?
12:34I'm going to bring Lily in for lunch and make her take medicine.
12:38No!
12:39You can't let her in!
12:40She's faking it!
12:41She's gaslighting us!
12:47Chloe, stop it.
12:49It's freezing outside.
12:51No!
12:52I want her to freeze!
12:53I want to go...
12:55I want to go shopping!
12:57Stop it.
12:58Let me get your sister inside first.
13:00It will trigger my misophobia again!
13:04She tried to use her usual tantrum tactics to distract Mom.
13:08But this time, Mom gently pushed her hand away.
13:16I want to go...
13:25I want to go...
13:27I want to go!
13:27In the corner of the deck, there was a tiny figure, stiffly curled into a ball, covered entirely in thick
13:34snow.
13:35The living room fell into a deathly silence.
13:38Only the upbeat pop music from Chloe's TikTok videos echoed on loop.
13:43Mom, why aren't you moving?
13:45Is that little bitch still playing dead?
14:00Lily, my little Lily!
14:02Stop scaring Mommy!
14:03Stop pretending Mommy is letting you in!
14:05Just move!
14:06Please move!
14:18Seeing this, Sarah's stomach heaved violently.
14:21Pure terror completely shattered whatever sanity she had left.
14:23She collapsed to her knees in the snow, broken.
14:26Oh my God!
14:27How did this...
14:28How did this happen?
14:29I just wanted you to be quiet!
14:30I didn't want to kill you!
14:32Jesus Christ!
14:33Just then, the sound of a car engine pulled into the driveway.
14:36David had taken the afternoon off and rushed home, uneasy about the situation.
14:42Sarah!
14:43What happened?
14:52Lily, Lily!
14:54He pressed two fingers against her carotid artery.
14:57No breath, no pulse, no sign of life whatsoever.
15:01She's dead.
15:03She's really dead.
15:09Back in the living room, Chloe finally realized something was wrong.
15:13She walked over from the sofa, still holding a half-empty Starbucks frappuccino.
15:18Seeing the gruesome scene on the deck, she didn't scream or break down like any normal teenage girl would.
15:24Ew.
15:25Gross.
15:26Mom, stop screaming!
15:28You're so loud!
15:29My head is going to hurt again!
15:31Just put her in a trash bag and throw her out.
15:34At least she's finally shut up.
15:39Shut up!
15:40That is your biological sister!
15:43You yelled at me!
15:45You yelled at me over a dead person!
15:47I'm calling the police and reporting you for domestic abuse!
15:50You're all bullying me!
15:52He took off his expensive cashmere coat and tried to wrap it around my stiff little corpse.
15:56But my body was completely frozen into a curled fetal position.
16:00Like a solid block of ice, I couldn't be straightened out.
16:03He could only bundle me into his arms, snow and blood included.
16:07To the ER.
16:09Right.
16:09The hospital.
16:10Call an ambulance.
16:11She can be saved.
16:12CPR.
16:12She can definitely be saved.
16:21The trauma surgeon cut away the remaining tape and cleared the foreign objects from my mouth and nose.
16:25When he saw the massive, stone-like mucus plug blocking my trachea,
16:29even a doctor used to gunshot wounds and horrific car crashes teared up.
16:32What the hell is this?
16:34This is industrial-grade duct tape.
16:36Who the fuck taped a seven-year-old child's mouth shut?
16:39The child already had a severe respiratory infection.
16:41Her airwaste agreements were spiking.
16:43She needed to expel them.
16:44She suffocated to death.
16:46Mechanical ossification combined with severe hypothermia.
16:49Call CPS.
16:51Notify the homicide detectives right now.
16:53This is first-degree murder.
16:55You pair of monsters.
17:00I thought she was just playing the victim.
17:04She didn't say she was cold.
17:06She just wanted her sister to not have a panic attack.
17:12The blaring sirens completely tore apart the facade of this middle-class family.
17:16Homicide detectives soon arrived at the hospital.
17:20David and Sarah, you are already suspected of serious illegal activities
17:24and have been formally arrested.
17:26You...
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