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- FULL EP 2026
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00:00I dropped all the pills into the toilet. With a whoosh, it was all gone.
00:05Mom rushed in, trembling with anger, and grabbed my shoulders hard.
00:11Fiona! That medicine was bought with money from your father selling plasma!
00:15Have you lost your mind?
00:17My face burned under her grip. I clenched my teeth and didn't cry.
00:21I had to act worse, so that when I died, they wouldn't be too sad.
00:26Fiona. Three more days.
00:30I know. Can you make it faster? I want to leave tonight.
00:34No. The hour has not come.
00:37Bella, what happened?
00:39She poured it all down the toilet.
00:42She said the medicine tasted bad.
00:47Fiona, I went to sell plasma today.
00:49400 milliliters for that bottle, the last one we could afford.
00:54And you poured it away?
00:55It was me. I don't want medicine bought with plasma money.
00:58The school nurse says frequent plasma donation is dangerous.
01:01I closed my eyes and waited.
01:03But the blow never came.
01:04Instead, he punched the wall beside me.
01:07Get out.
01:09Go to your room.
01:10Don't let me see you.
01:12I wanted to ask him to stop selling plasma, because the doctor said I was about to die soon, and
01:18no Medici.
01:19This child is hopeless. We've failed to raise her right.
01:22Soon we'll have two babies. We must raise them well. Can't afford another failure like this.
01:27That was exactly what I wanted.
01:29I wanted them to hate me and despise me.
01:31And when I died, they wouldn't be sorry.
01:33In the corner stood a tall figure in a black cloak, his face pale as bone, holding a scythe.
01:38He was the reaper, the guide of souls to the other side.
01:41Only I could see him.
01:42The next morning, ever since my illness was diagnosed, all the family's money had gone to buy medicine for me.
01:50I want more.
01:52Your mom is carrying your younger brother. She needs the nutrition.
01:55I want more!
01:58Fiona!
02:01I ignored him, snatching the remaining toast right off the plate, grabbing and stuffing it into my mouth.
02:09Then I deliberately tried to knock the bowl over.
02:13You think we won't punish you?
02:16Do it then!
02:19Beat me to death and you won't have to spend money on my medicine!
02:23Perfect! You can raise those two little bracks!
02:28I fell, and it hurt terribly, but I got up right away.
02:33Fine! I'll go by Snicks at school!
02:35Stop! Where did you get the money?
02:37This must be punishment for something I did in the past! What kind of sin did I commit it?
02:41I actually had no money.
02:43In my pocket was only that crumpled photocopy of the diagnosis report.
02:46The last time at the hospital, I secretly took it from the doctor's desk.
02:50It said late stage and already metastasized.
02:52I tore it up and threw it into the trash.
02:54Why bother doing this?
02:56Making them hate you, you won't feel at peace when you go.
02:59What's the use of peace?
03:01I kicked a small stone on the roadside.
03:04If they love me, they'll cry sadly when I die.
03:08If they hate me, when I die, they'll just curse me and then go on with their lives.
03:14When I passed by a convenience store, I wanted to eat something, but I couldn't.
03:19If I ate, I'd keep vomiting.
03:22I walked to the school gate but didn't go in.
03:25I didn't want to study anymore.
03:26I wouldn't be able to take exams anyway.
03:29I sat on a park bench all day, watching other kids run around,
03:33watching other parents wipe their children's sweat and hand them water bottles.
03:37It seemed so nice.
03:39In the future, my younger brother and sister could live like that too.
03:44It was dad's wages for the day and borrowed money.
03:48We'll go to a big hospital tomorrow.
03:50Let's get you checked again.
03:51Even if we have to sell everything, we'll treat you.
03:54Panic shot through me.
03:55I couldn't go.
03:56If I did, the money would be wasted.
03:59I walked to the table and grabbed the stack of money.
04:02What are you doing?
04:03I stuffed the money into my pocket and stepped back.
04:06I'm taking this money to buy the latest phone.
04:09I saw other kids have one.
04:12Give it back!
04:14I turned and ran.
04:16He grabbed my arm.
04:17We struggled and the bills scattered everywhere.
04:21You really want to drive me crazy, don't you?
04:23He collapsed onto the couch, buried his face in his hands and started sobbing.
04:27I'd never seen dad cry like this before.
04:29I quickly picked up the money from the floor and put it back on the table,
04:32then ran back to my room.
04:34I pressed against the door, tears streaming down.
04:39Dad, I'm sorry.
04:41I'm really sorry.
04:43On the third day, dad planned to take me to the hospital.
04:46He got up very early, borrowed a car, but I knew I couldn't go.
04:51Fiona!
04:51Come out!
04:53Don't make me break down this door!
04:55I'm not going!
04:57I hate hospitals!
04:59I'm sitting on the cold toilet.
05:02Blood kept seeping from the corner of my mouth.
05:05I wiped it away with toilet paper over and over.
05:10I clutched my stomach, twitching in pain.
05:14Suddenly, the bathroom door was kicked open.
05:17Dad stood in the doorway, panting, his eyes red.
05:21He saw the blood-stained tissues in the trash and froze.
05:26Fiona!
05:27I quickly hid my hands behind my back, trying to wipe the blood from my lips.
05:31Why didn't you tell me?
05:34I bit my tongue by accident.
05:36Dad didn't say anything.
05:37He slowly walked over and pulled my hand out.
05:41My palm was covered in blood.
05:44Why are you bearing this alone?
05:46Because you're annoying!
05:48Always forcing me to take medicine, always making me go to the hospital.
05:53Fiona, I'm your father.
05:54Even if you hate me, even if you despise me, I will never give up on you!
06:00I'm going to die.
06:02I finally said it.
06:05Dad, the doctor said I only have a few days left.
06:08I don't want you and mom to be sad.
06:10I want you to save money for my little brother and sister.
06:15No, no, no.
06:18You won't die.
06:19I won't let you die.
06:21He kept shaking his head, refusing to believe.
06:26But I knew I really was going to die.
06:29That night, I fell into a coma.
06:32I heard Dad's voice in my days.
06:35Fiona, hold on.
06:36The ambulance is coming.
06:39I wanted to respond, but I couldn't make a sound.
06:43In the darkness, the Reaper appeared again.
06:46Time's up.
06:48He reached out to me.
06:49I held his hand, and my soul left my body.
06:54I looked back and saw Dad holding my lifeless body, crying out in despair.
07:00Mom sat on the floor, holding her belly, crying uncontrollably.
07:04I'm sorry, Dad, Mom.
07:06I really tried.
07:07Sorry.
07:08The funeral was very simple.
07:10Dad sold everything he could sell and bought me a small white casket and a red dress.
07:15That was the dress I'd wanted for so long.
07:17Red, bright, and beautiful.
07:20Fiona, you look so pretty.
07:24His tears fell on my face, but he didn't wipe them away.
07:29He just kept looking at me, as if trying to memorize every detail.
07:34Such a young child.
07:36What a pity.
07:38But Dad didn't hear any of it.
07:40He just sat beside my casket, motionless.
07:44Until the staff came to take me away.
07:48Dad suddenly rushed over and hugged the casket tightly.
07:52Don't take her!
07:54She's my daughter!
07:56Mom tried to pull him away, but he wouldn't let go.
07:59Nick, let go!
08:00We have to let her go!
08:03I haven't taken her to amusement park yet.
08:08I haven't bought her new shoes yet!
08:11I haven't watched her grow up yet!
08:13His voice was heartbreaking.
08:16Finally, he was pulled away.
08:18He watched as I was taken into the cremation room.
08:21He collapsed on the floor, wailing.
08:24Fiona!
08:28Fiona!
08:29Daddy's baby!
08:31I stood beside him in spirit, crying too.
08:34Dad, don't cry.
08:36I'm right here.
08:38After I died, Dad became a different person.
08:41He quit his construction job and started drinking every day.
08:44Fiona, Dad misses you.
08:47Why did you leave so early?
08:50Mom tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen.
08:52He just kept drinking, day after day.
08:55Until one night, he drank so much he passed out and hit his head on the corner of the table.
09:01Blood gushed out.
09:02Mom screamed and called an ambulance.
09:05In the hospital, Dad lay unconscious.
09:08The doctor said he might not wake up.
09:10Nick, please wake up.
09:14Our baby's nature.
09:15But Dad didn't respond.
09:16He seemed to be trapped in some distant place.
09:20I stood beside him, watching his pale face.
09:24Dad, wake up.
09:26You can't leave Mom and the babies.
09:30Just then, the Reaper appeared.
09:33Fiona, your father is dying.
09:41What?
09:41His will to live is gone.
09:45His soul is about to leave his body.
09:48Can you save him?
09:52There is a way.
09:54But you'll have to pay a price.
09:57The Reaper led me to a strange place.
09:59It was neither heaven nor earth, but somewhere in between.
10:02The Hall of Souls.
10:03A vast space filled with countless spirits, waiting for judgment.
10:07At the end of the hall sat a figure shrouded in darkness.
10:10The Lord of the Underworld, Hades.
10:13I knelt down.
10:17Why have you come?
10:19Please save my father.
10:22He's dying because of me.
10:25This mirror shows the truth of one's heart.
10:30Look.
10:31Then a massive mirror appeared before me.
10:34The soul mirror.
10:35The mirror's surface rippled, and scenes began to play.
10:39I saw Dad working at the construction site, sweat pouring down his face.
10:44I saw him at the plasma center, rolling up his sleeve despite his fear of needles.
10:50I saw him kneeling before the foreman, begging for an advance on his wages.
10:55Please.
10:56My daughter is dying.
10:58I saw him sitting in the hospital corridor, face buried in his hands, shoulders shaking.
11:03I saw him selling our TV, our microwave, everything of value.
11:09I saw him being turned away by loan sharks because he had nothing left to offer as collateral.
11:17Dad.
11:19Every scene was like a knife stabbing my heart.
11:23Your father loved you more than his own life.
11:26And you, child, chose to make him hate you.
11:30Regret means nothing.
11:32But I can offer you a chance.
11:35Go to your father.
11:37Tell him everything.
11:38Let him find peace.
11:40After that, you must face judgment for the life you wasted.
11:45I'll do it.
11:46Just let me see him one more time.
11:50I didn't hesitate.
11:52In a flash of light, I found myself in Dad's hospital room.
11:56But I wasn't alone.
11:58Dad stood there too.
11:59His soul, separated from his body.
12:02Where... where am I?
12:06Fiona?
12:08Dad!
12:09He held me tightly, as if afraid I would disappear.
12:13Is this a dream?
12:14I said, tears streaming down my face.
12:17No, it's real.
12:18I'm really here.
12:20But you... you... you died.
12:23Dad...
12:24I know.
12:26Dad, I have to tell you something.
12:30I lied to you.
12:32I didn't hate you.
12:34I never hated you.
12:36I just...
12:36I just wanted to make you hate me, so you wouldn't be sad when I died.
12:41I saw how hard you worked.
12:43I saw the needle marks on your arms.
12:45I knew we didn't have enough money.
12:47I thought if you hated me, losing me wouldn't hurt as much.
12:50But I was wrong.
12:51I was so wrong.
12:54You foolish child.
12:58You foolish, precious child.
13:01Did you really think I could ever hate you?
13:04We cried together for a long time.
13:06Then Dad pulled away, his expression changing to panic.
13:09Wait.
13:10If we're both here...
13:12He looked at his body on the bed.
13:15Am I dying too?
13:17The Reaper said you lost your will to live.
13:21But Dad, you can't give up.
13:23Mom needs you.
13:24The babies need you.
13:26How can I go on without you?
13:28Every time I close my eyes, I see your face.
13:31Every time I hear a child laugh, I think of you.
13:34The pain is unbearable.
13:36Dad, listen to me.
13:38The pain means you loved me.
13:40That's a beautiful thing.
13:42Don't throw it away.
13:43Live for Mom.
13:44Live for the babies.
13:46And live for me.
13:47Because I'll always be watching over you.
13:50Will you?
13:51I promise.
13:53I'll find a way.
13:54I don't know how, but I will.
13:56Just then, Hades of the Dead materialized in the room.
13:59His presence was overwhelming, like a thunderstorm given form.
14:03Dad instinctively stepped in front of me.
14:05Who are you?
14:05I am Hades, the Lord of the Underworld.
14:09I judge the souls of the departed.
14:11Fiona, you have seen the truth in the soul mirror.
14:15You understand now the depth of your father's love.
14:19Yes.
14:20And you, Nick.
14:21You have heard your daughter's confession.
14:23She never hated you.
14:24She only wanted to spare you pain.
14:27Nick, you stand at a crossroads.
14:29You can choose to stay here in this liminal space and join your daughter in death.
14:34Or you can choose to return to your body and live.
14:39Fiona, I can't lose you again.
14:42Dad, you're not losing me.
14:44I'll always be in your heart.
14:46But your family needs you alive.
14:49Please, go back.
14:51Dad pulled me into one last embrace.
14:53I love you, baby girl.
14:55I love you, Dad.
14:58When he released me, he turned to Hades.
15:02I choose to live.
15:04Hades nodded.
15:05So be it.
15:06He raised his hand toward Dad, and a golden light enveloped him.
15:10Wait!
15:12But it was too late.
15:14His soul was pulled back into his body.
15:16In the hospital bed, Dad's eyes flew open.
15:20He gasped for air, looking around wildly.
15:23Fiona!
15:24But I was no longer visible to him.
15:27Nick.
15:29Oh, thank God.
15:31She was here.
15:32I saw her.
15:33It's Fiona.
15:33She told me everything.
15:36She never hated us.
15:37He was crying again.
15:38But this time, with something like peace in his eyes.
15:42I know, Nick.
15:43I know.
15:45I turned to Hades.
15:47You fulfilled your purpose, Fiona.
15:50Your father has found his will to live.
15:53But now, you must face your judgment.
15:56Hades raised his hand, and the soul mirror appeared again.
15:59This time, it showed my life, all of it.
16:02The good moments, Dad carrying me on his shoulders, Mom braiding my hair, family meals at our tiny table, and
16:08the painful moments, my diagnosis, my parents' desperation, my cool words and actions.
16:13Fiona, Fiona, you were given life, and you chose to spend your final days causing pain to those you loved
16:18most.
16:19For this, you should be punished.
16:21However, your intention was pure.
16:23You sought only to ease your parents' suffering.
16:25And in the end, you showed true remorse and courage.
16:28Therefore, I offer you a choice.
16:30You may claim a brand new life at once, reborn with no memories of your past.
16:35Or you may return to the mortal world in this form for three years.
16:40You cannot speak, but you can watch over your family.
16:43The cat.
16:44I choose the cat.
16:45But know this.
16:46You will still feel pain.
16:48You will still experience loss.
16:50And when your three years end, you will die again.
16:54Are you certain?
16:55I'm certain.
16:57I want to be with them, even if just for a little while.
17:01Then go, child.
17:03Fulfill your wish.
17:04Golden light surrounded me, and I felt my form changing.
17:08When the light faded, I was no longer a girl.
17:10I was small, furry, with four paws and a tail.
17:13I looked up at Hades one last time.
17:15Go home, Fiona.
17:18In the hospital, Dad suddenly opened his eyes.
17:22Fiona!
17:23Shouted and sat up.
17:24Mom, who had been sleeping beside him, was startled awake.
17:27Nick! Nick, you're finally awake!
17:29I was so worried about you.
17:32Dad ignored Mom.
17:33He pulled out the IV, ran barefoot to the window, and flung it open.
17:39Fiona!
17:40Nick, don't be like this!
17:42Fiona is already gone!
17:43Her body has been cremated!
17:45Those words made Dad go quiet.
17:47He slowly turned around and looked at Mom.
17:49She didn't leave.
17:51She will come back.
17:53The Lord promised me.
17:54Mom thought Dad had lost his mind from grief, but she didn't want to make him sadder.
17:58So she just nodded.
18:00After being discharged and returning home, the cramped trailer was frighteningly empty.
18:05Dad placed my urn in the most visible spot in the living room.
18:08Beside it were all my favorite snacks from when I was alive.
18:11And that red dress.
18:13Although part of it had burned, he mended what was left.
18:18Fiona!
18:18The construction salary came in today.
18:21Fiona, your mom's belly is bigger.
18:23The twins are really lively.
18:26Fiona!
18:27It's cold now.
18:28Are you cold there?
18:29The neighbors all said Dad had lost his mind.
18:32Only I knew he was waiting for spring to come.
18:35The next spring, the twins were born.
18:37A boy and a girl.
18:39At last, the trailer had crying and laughter again.
18:43Dad held his younger son and daughter, but there was rarely a smile on his face.
18:47He always looked out the window.
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