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Good Night, Mommy and Daddy - FULL | DramaReel
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00:03I dropped all the pills into the toilet.
00:05With a whoosh, it was all gone.
00:08Mom rushed in, trembling with anger, and grabbed my shoulders hard.
00:14Fiona, that medicine was bought with money from your father selling plasma!
00:18Have you lost your mind?
00:20My face burned under her grip.
00:22I clenched my teeth and didn't cry.
00:25I had to act worse, so that when I died, they wouldn't be too sad.
00:30Fiona, three more days.
00:33I know. Can you make it faster? I want to leave tonight.
00:37No, the hour has not come.
00:41Bella, what happened?
00:42She poured it all down the toilet.
00:46She said the medicine tasted bad.
00:50Fiona, I went to sell plasma today.
00:53400 milliliters for that bottle, the last one we could afford.
00:57And you poured it away?
00:59It was me. I don't want medicine bought with plasma money.
01:02The school nurse says frequent plasma donation is dangerous.
01:05I closed my eyes and waited, but the blow never came.
01:08Instead, he punched the wall beside me.
01:10Get out.
01:13Go to your room.
01:15Don't let me see you.
01:16I wanted to ask him to stop selling plasma,
01:19because the doctor said I was about to die soon, and no Medici.
01:23This child is hopeless.
01:25We've failed to raise her right.
01:27Soon we'll have two babies.
01:28We must raise them well.
01:29Can't afford another failure like this.
01:31That was exactly what I wanted.
01:33I wanted them to hate me and despise me.
01:35And when I died, they wouldn't be sorry.
01:38In the corner stood a tall figure in a black cloak,
01:40his face pale as bone, holding a scythe.
01:42He was the reaper, the guide of souls to the other side.
01:45Only I could see him.
01:47The next morning, ever since my illness was diagnosed,
01:50all the family's money had gone to buy medicine for me.
01:55I want more.
01:57Your mom is carrying your younger brother.
01:58She needs the nutrition.
02:00I want more!
02:03Fiona!
02:06I ignored him, snatching the remaining toast right off the plate,
02:10grabbing and stuffing it into my mouth.
02:14Then I deliberately tried to knock the bowl over.
02:18You think we won't punish you?
02:21Do it then!
02:24Beat me to death and you won't have to spend money on my medicine.
02:28Perfect!
02:29You can raise those two little bracks!
02:33I fell, and it hurt terribly, but I got up right away.
02:38Fine, I'll go buy snicks at school.
02:40Stop!
02:41Where did you get the money?
02:42This must be punishment for something I did in the past!
02:45What kind of sin did I commit it?
02:46I actually had no money.
02:48In my pocket was only that crumpled photocopy of the diagnosis report.
02:52The last time at the hospital, I secretly took it from the doctor's desk.
02:55It said late stage and already metastasized.
02:58I tore it up and threw it into the trash.
03:00Why bother doing this?
03:02Making them hate you, you won't feel at peace when you go.
03:05What's the use of peace?
03:07I kicked a small stone on the roadside.
03:10If they love me, they'll cry sadly when I die.
03:14If they hate me, when I die, they'll just curse me and then go on with their lives.
03:20When I passed by a convenience store, I wanted to eat something, but I couldn't.
03:25If I ate, I'd keep vomiting.
03:28I walked to the school gate but didn't go in.
03:31I didn't want to study anymore.
03:32I wouldn't be able to take exams anyway.
03:35I sat on a park bench all day, watching other kids run around,
03:39watching other parents wipe their children's sweat and hand them water bottles.
03:44It seemed so nice.
03:46In the future, my younger brother and sister could live like that too.
03:51It was dad's wages for the day and borrowed money.
03:54We'll go to a big hospital tomorrow.
03:56Let's get you checked again.
03:58Even if we have to sell everything, we'll treat you.
04:00A panic shot through me.
04:02I couldn't go.
04:03If I did, the money would be wasted.
04:05I walked to the table and grabbed the stack of money.
04:08What are you doing?
04:10I stuffed the money into my pocket and stepped back.
04:13I'm taking this money to buy the latest phone.
04:16I saw other kids have one.
04:18Give it back!
04:21I turned and ran.
04:23He grabbed my arm.
04:24We struggled and the bills scattered everywhere.
04:28You really want to drive me crazy, don't you?
04:30He collapsed onto the couch, buried his face in his hands, and started sobbing.
04:34I'd never seen dad cry like this before.
04:36I quickly picked up the money from the floor and put it back on the table, then ran back
04:40to my room.
04:41I pressed against the door, tears streaming down.
04:46Dad, I'm sorry.
04:48I'm really sorry.
04:51On the third day, dad planned to take me to the hospital.
04:54He got up very early, borrowed a car, but I knew I couldn't go.
04:58Fiona!
04:59Come out!
05:00Don't make me break down this door!
05:03I'm not going!
05:04I hate hospitals!
05:06I'm sitting on the cold toilet.
05:09Blood kept seeping from the corner of my mouth.
05:13I wiped it away with toilet paper over and over.
05:17I clutched my stomach, twitching in pain.
05:21Suddenly, the bathroom door was kicked open.
05:25Dad stood in the doorway, panting, his eyes red.
05:29He saw the blood-stained tissues in the trash and froze.
05:34Fiona!
05:35I quickly hid my hands behind my back, trying to wipe the blood from my lips.
05:39Why didn't you tell me?
05:41I bit my tongue by accident.
05:44Dad didn't say anything.
05:46He slowly walked over and pulled my hand out.
05:49My palm was covered in blood.
05:52Why are you bearing this alone?
05:54Because you're annoying!
05:57Always forcing me to take medicine, always making me go to the hospital.
06:01Fiona, I'm your father.
06:03Even if you hate me, even if you despise me, I will never give up on you!
06:08I'm going to die.
06:10I finally said it.
06:13Dad, the doctor said I only have a few days left.
06:16I don't want you and Mom to be sad.
06:18I want you to save money for my little brother and sister.
06:23No, no, no.
06:27You won't die.
06:28I won't let you die.
06:30He kept shaking his head, refusing to believe.
06:34But I knew I really was going to die.
06:38That night I fell into a coma.
06:41I heard Dad's voice in my days.
06:44Fiona, hold on!
06:45The ambulance is coming!
06:48I wanted to respond, but I couldn't make a sound.
06:52In the darkness, the reaper appeared again.
06:55Time's up.
06:57He reached out to me.
06:58I held his hand, and my soul left my body.
07:03I looked back and saw Dad holding my lifeless body, crying out in despair.
07:09Mom sat on the floor, holding her belly, crying uncontrollably.
07:13I'm sorry, Dad, Mom.
07:15I really tried.
07:17Sorry.
07:18The funeral was very simple.
07:20Dad sold everything he could sell and bought me a small white casket and a red dress.
07:24That was the dress I'd wanted for so long.
07:27Red, bright, and beautiful.
07:29Fiona, you look so pretty.
07:34His tears fell on my face, but he didn't wipe them away.
07:38He just kept looking at me, as if trying to memorize every detail.
07:44Such a young child.
07:46What a pity.
07:48But Dad didn't hear any of it.
07:50He just sat beside my casket, motionless.
07:54Until the staff came to take me away.
07:58Dad suddenly rushed over and hugged the casket tightly.
08:02Don't take her!
08:04She's my daughter!
08:06Mom tried to pull him away, but he wouldn't let go.
08:09Nick, let go!
08:10We have to let her go!
08:13I haven't-
08:14The 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.
08:25Fiona!
08:28Fiona!
08:30Daddy's baby!
08:31I stood beside him in spirit, crying, too.
08:35Dad, don't cry.
08:37I'm right here.
08:39After I died, Dad became a different person.
08:42He quit his construction job and started drinking every day.
08:45Fiona, Dad misses you.
08:48Why did you leave so early?
08:50Mom tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen.
08:53He just kept drinking, day after day.
08:56Until one night, he drank so much he passed out and hit his head on the corner of the table.
09:02Blood gushed out.
09:03Mom screamed and called an ambulance.
09:06In the hospital, Dad lay unconscious.
09:09The doctor said he might not wake up.
09:11Nick, please wake up.
09:15Our babies need you.
09:16But Dad didn't respond.
09:17He seemed to be trapped in some distant place.
09:21I stood beside him, watching his pale face.
09:25Dad, wake up.
09:27You can't leave Mom and the babies.
09:32Just then, the Reaper appeared.
09:34Fiona, your father is dying.
09:42What?
09:43His will to live is gone.
09:46His soul is about to leave his body.
09:50Can you save him?
09:53There is a way.
09:56But you'll have to pay a price.
09:59The Reaper led me to a strange place.
10:01It was neither heaven nor earth, but somewhere in between.
10:04The Hall of Souls.
10:05A vast space filled with countless spirits, waiting for judgment.
10:09At the end of the hall sat a figure shrouded in darkness.
10:12The Lord of the Underworld, Hades.
10:15I knelt down.
10:18Why have you come?
10:21Please save my father.
10:24He's dying because of me.
10:27This mirror shows the truth of one's heart.
10:32Look.
10:33Then a massive mirror appeared before me.
10:36The soul mirror.
10:38The mirror's surface rippled, and scenes began to play.
10:42I saw dad working at the construction site, sweat pouring down his face.
10:47I saw him at the plasma center, rolling up his sleeve despite his fear of needles.
10:53I saw him kneeling before the foreman, begging for an advance on his wages.
10:58Please.
10:59My daughter is dying.
11:00I saw him sitting in the hospital corridor, face buried in his hands, shoulders shaking.
11:06I saw him selling our TV, our microwave, everything of value.
11:12I saw him being turned away by loan sharks because he had nothing left to offer as collateral.
11:20Dad.
11:22Every scene was like a knife stabbing my heart.
11:26Your father loved you more than his own life.
11:29And you, child, chose to make him hate you.
11:33Regret means nothing.
11:35But I can offer you a chance.
11:38Go to your father.
11:40Tell him everything.
11:42Let him find peace.
11:44After that, you must face judgment for the life you wasted.
11:48I'll do it.
11:50Just let me see him one more time.
11:53I didn't hesitate.
11:56In a flash of light, I found myself in Dad's hospital room.
11:59But I wasn't alone.
12:01Dad stood there too.
12:03His soul, separated from his body.
12:06Where, where am I?
12:10Fiona?
12:11Dad!
12:12He held me tightly, as if afraid I would disappear.
12:17Is this a dream?
12:18I said, tears streaming down my face.
12:21No, it's real.
12:22I'm really here.
12:24But you, you, you died.
12:28I know.
12:30Dad, I have to tell you something.
12:34I lied to you.
12:36I didn't hate you.
12:38I never hated you.
12:39I just, I just wanted to make you hate me, so you wouldn't be sad when I died.
12:45I saw how hard you worked.
12:47I saw the needle marks on your arms.
12:49I knew we didn't have enough money.
12:51I thought if you hated me, losing me wouldn't hurt as much.
12:54But I was wrong.
12:55I was so wrong.
12:58You foolish child.
13:02You foolish, precious child.
13:05Did you really think I could ever hate you?
13:08We cried together for a long time.
13:11Then Dad pulled away, his expression changing to panic.
13:14Wait.
13:15If we're both here.
13:16He looked at his body on the bed.
13:19Am I dying too?
13:22The reaper said you lost your will to live.
13:26But Dad, you can't give up.
13:28Mom needs you.
13:29The babies need you.
13:30How can I go on without you?
13:33Every time I close my eyes, I see your face.
13:36Every time I hear a child laugh, I think of you.
13:39The pain is unbearable.
13:41Dad, listen to me.
13:43The pain means you loved me.
13:45That's a beautiful thing.
13:47Don't throw it away.
13:48Live for Mom.
13:50Live for the babies.
13:51And live for me.
13:53Because I'll always be watching over you.
13:55Will you?
13:56I promise.
13:58I'll find a way.
13:59I don't know how, but I will.
14:02Just then, Hades of the Dead materialized in the room.
14:05His presence was overwhelming, like a thunderstorm given form.
14:08Dad instinctively stepped in front of me.
14:10Who are you?
14:11I am Hades, the lord of the underworld.
14:14I judge the souls of the departed.
14:17Fiona, you have seen the truth in the soul mirror.
14:21You understand now the depth of your father's love.
14:25Yes.
14:26And you, Nick, you have heard your daughter's confession.
14:29She never hated you.
14:30She only wanted to spare you pain.
14:32Nick, you stand at a crossroads.
14:35You can choose to stay here in this liminal space and join your daughter in death.
14:40Or you can choose to return to your body and live.
14:45Fiona, I can't lose you again.
14:48Dad, you're not losing me.
14:50I'll always be in your heart.
14:52But your family needs you alive.
14:55Please, go back.
14:57Dad pulled me into one last embrace.
14:59I love you, baby girl.
15:01I love you, dad.
15:04When he released me, he turned to Hades.
15:08I choose to live.
15:10Hades nodded.
15:12So be it.
15:13He raised his hand toward dad and a golden light enveloped him.
15:17Wait!
15:19But it was too late.
15:20His soul was pulled back into his body.
15:23In the hospital bed, dad's eyes flew open.
15:26He gasped for air, looking around wildly.
15:30Fiona!
15:31But I was no longer visible to him.
15:34Nick.
15:35Oh, thank God.
15:37She was here.
15:38I saw her.
15:39It's Fiona.
15:40She told me everything.
15:42She never hated us.
15:44He was crying again.
15:45But this time, with something like peace in his eyes.
15:49I know, Nick.
15:50I know.
15:52I turned to Hades.
15:54You fulfilled your purpose, Fiona.
15:57Your father has found his will to live.
16:00But now, you must face your judgment.
16:03Hades raised his hand, and the soul mirror appeared again.
16:06This time, it showed my life, all of it.
16:09The good moments, dad carrying me on his shoulders, mom braiding my hair, family meals at our tiny table, and
16:15the painful moments, my diagnosis, my parents' desperation, my painful words and actions.
16:21Fiona, you were given life, and you chose to spend your final days causing pain to those you loved most.
16:26For this, you should be punished.
16:28However, your intention was pure.
16:30You sought only to ease your parents' suffering.
16:32And in the end, you showed true remorse and courage.
16:36Therefore, I offer you a choice.
16:38You may claim a brand new life at once, reborn with no memories of your past.
16:43Or you may return to the mortal world in this form, for three years.
16:47You cannot speak, but you can watch over your family.
16:51The cat.
16:52I choose the cat.
16:53But know this.
16:54You will still feel pain.
16:56You will still experience loss.
16:58And when your three years end, you will die again.
17:02Are you certain?
17:03I'm certain.
17:05I want to be with them, even if just for a little while.
17:09Then go, child.
17:11Fulfill your wish.
17:12Golden light surrounded me, and I felt my form changing.
17:16When the light faded, I was no longer a girl.
17:18I was small, furry, with four paws and a tail.
17:21I looked up at Hades one last time.
17:23Go home, Fiona.
17:27In the hospital, Dad suddenly opened his eyes.
17:30Fiona!
17:31Shouted and sat up.
17:32Mom, who had been sleeping beside him, was startled awake.
17:36Nick!
17:36Nick, you're finally awake!
17:38I was so worried about you!
17:40Dad ignored Mom.
17:42He pulled out the IV, ran barefoot to the window, and flung it open.
17:48Fiona!
17:49Nick, don't be like this!
17:50Fiona is already gone!
17:52Her body has been cremated!
17:54Those words made Dad go quiet.
17:56He slowly turned around and looked at Mom.
17:58She didn't leave.
18:00She will come back.
18:01The Lord promised me.
18:03Mom thought Dad had lost his mind from grief, but she didn't want to make him sadder.
18:07So she just nodded.
18:09After being discharged and returning home, the cramped trailer was frighteningly empty.
18:13Dad had placed my urn in the most visible spot in the living room.
18:17Beside it were all my favorite snacks from when I was alive, and that red dress.
18:22Although part of it had burned, he mended what was left.
18:27Fiona!
18:28The construction salary came in today.
18:30Fiona, your mom's belly is bigger.
18:33The twins are really lively.
18:35Fiona!
18:36It's cold now.
18:38Are you cold there?
18:39The neighbors all said Dad had lost his mind, only I knew he was waiting, for spring to come.
18:44The next spring, the twins were born, a boy and a girl.
18:48At last the trailer had crying and laughter again.
18:52Dad held his younger son and daughter, but there was rarely a smile on his face.
18:57He always looked out the window.
18:59Or are you in the middle of the window?
18:59If you're feeling sorry, why aren't you just trying to figure out what your husband..
19:00Please read where he is from.
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