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00:00Grandpa was used to being spoiled. One day, he visited Dad in a dream, and urged him to kill Grandma.
00:07Dad ignored Grandpa, but all our livestock died that night.
00:11The next day, Dad kneels in front of Grandma.
00:14Dad wants you in the underworld.
00:16I quickly stop him. Grandma is alive and well. We can't do this. Dad slaps me hard.
00:22This is what Dad wants!
00:24I freeze as I stare at Grandma.
00:27Grandpa was always mean to her. He'd never done chores in 70 years, and he regularly hit Grandma.
00:34He even made her cook when she was sick, while nitpicking her dishes.
00:38Grandma only enjoyed.
00:39Eight days of peace. Dad is still nagging.
00:43Dad needs you with him. You've been with him for over 50 years. You can't leave him alone.
00:49After our chickens died, Dad wants to cook them, but they don't have blood in them.
00:54Dad thinks Grandpa's punishing us.
00:57Our livestock are dead. It's a warning from Dad.
01:01At this rate, who knows what'll happen.
01:04I can't listen to this anymore.
01:06We need a priest to deal with Grandpa.
01:09Mom covers my mouth, but Dad immediately kicks me.
01:13Mom married Dad.
01:14Dad. She should serve him forever.
01:18I'm doing the right thing by reuniting them.
01:22Dad has me thrown into the shed.
01:23Then, he tosses a rope at Grandma's feet.
01:27Mom, it's time to make a choice.
01:29I starve for a night.
01:31The next morning, someone opens the door.
01:33Then, Grandma hands me a bowl of rice.
01:36Eat it now.
01:38I made it for you in secret.
01:40I'm so moved that I tear up, as I eat a mouthful of rice.
01:44But something feels very wrong.
01:46The rice feels mushy, and falls apart at the lightest bite.
01:50I spit it out, take a closer look, and almost throw up.
01:53I am munching on a bowl of worms.
01:56Grandma inspects the bowl and panics.
01:58It's mostly worms.
02:00It's newly harvested rice.
02:02Why are there worms?
02:04That's when Dad storms in.
02:07He ignores me, drags Grandma to the kitchen, and opens the rice container's lid.
02:13When he sees her freezing, he says in frustration,
02:18Mom, there's no time.
02:19We'll starve to death if you don't do it.
02:22The army's requisitioning grain now.
02:24We can't support dead weights.
02:27Grandma sheds tears.
02:28She looks up, her gaze pleading.
02:31I don't want to die.
02:33Dad stomps his foot helplessly.
02:36Although war is raging outside, he's just a farmer who doesn't dare to kill.
02:41Mom suggests gingerly.
02:43Let's consult Winnie on this.
02:45There might be another way.
02:47Hope stirs in my heart.
02:49Winnie is the best fortune teller around.
02:51She and Grandma go way back.
02:53Surely she'll help her.
02:55She shows up in black.
02:57What she said shatters my last hope.
02:59Your mom has to die.
03:01People will die if you drag this out.
03:05Dad immediately goes pale.
03:06Am I still safe then?
03:08Winnie pauses and says icily,
03:10You're his son, even if Todd doesn't kill you.
03:14He'll blame you for this.
03:16He could easily make you fall sick or break your leg.
03:19Dad looks at Grandma and says bitterly,
03:22Mom, did you hear Winnie?
03:24You've lived long enough.
03:26Why drag me down with you?
03:28Grandma immediately looks guilty.
03:30I'm furious.
03:31I thought Winnie would help Grandma.
03:33But she wants Grandma dead.
03:35Dad must have bribed her and made her say this.
03:38I gave Winnie a hard shove.
03:40You're a lunatic.
03:42Get out of here now.
03:43Dad immediately slaps me again.
03:45Mom stands in front of me.
03:47She looks at Winnie, worried.
03:49Can't we make some offering to Dad and appease him?
03:53Winnie sighs and shakes her head.
03:55Petra's cared for him a long time.
03:57He won't accept anything but her.
04:00Then Dad and Winnie look at Grandma with pleading eyes.
04:04Grandma lowers her head and cries harder.
04:07I break free from Mom, push Winnie aside,
04:10and say to Grandma,
04:12Don't fall for their tricks.
04:13It's utter nonsense.
04:16Then Dad locks me in the shed again.
04:19I hear Winnie saying,
04:20Husbands and wives are bound forever.
04:23I'll talk to her and make her see reason.
04:26Then she leads Grandma to the bedroom.
04:29Time drags on in the shed,
04:30and I never stop crying.
04:32After a long time, I hear Dad's voice.
04:35This is Mom's funeral clothes.
04:37Put it on for her.
04:38Mom nods in response.
04:40Is Grandma dead?
04:41I bang on the door,
04:42begging to be freed.
04:43Eventually, the doors opened.
04:46Mom tells me to say farewell to Grandma.
04:49Grandma is dressed in red.
04:50The red mark on her neck is unnerving.
04:53I break down crying over her.
04:55Mom quickly pulls me aside.
04:57If your tears drop on her dead body,
05:00she can't move on.
05:01Let her rest in peace.
05:04Winnie grabs me,
05:05wipes my tears, and says,
05:07Petra's best days are still ahead of her.
05:10It's sickening.
05:11Then, why doesn't Winnie kill herself?
05:14I break free from her grip.
05:17Winnie pretends to stop me,
05:18but she wipes the tears on Grandma's clothes.
05:21I'm alarmed,
05:23but before I could scream,
05:25Dad walks in.
05:27He glances at Grandma and freezes.
05:29Where are the burial clothes?
05:31Why is she in a red outfit?
05:33Mom looks at Winnie frantically.
05:35Winnie says calmly,
05:37It's necessary.
05:39Todd asked for Petra.
05:41They have to get married again.
05:43Dad is frustrated.
05:45Put her in a casket so Dad can have a-
05:47Let's end this.
05:49Then, everyone looks at Grandma.
05:52Mom yelps and collapses to the floor.
05:54I'm overjoyed when I see what happened.
05:57I dive at her.
05:58She's alive.
06:00She has somehow sat up.
06:01And her eyes are fixed at the doorway.
06:04Dad freezes in fear.
06:06I tug at Grandma's sleeves.
06:09But she merely stares ahead, motionlessly.
06:13Winnie eases Grandma back down.
06:15She leans close to Grandma and mumbles,
06:18before closing Grandma's eyes.
06:20Grandma remains still.
06:21Winnie combs Grandma's hair and says,
06:24After death, muscle spasms can occur.
06:27It's normal for a body to sit up.
06:30Dad is relieved.
06:31He says,
06:31All right, put her in the casket then.
06:35Winnie says Grandma is already dead,
06:37and that she'll reunite with Grandpa soon.
06:40She wonders if he senses her arrival.
06:43On this night,
06:44the animals are quiet,
06:46and the grains are clean.
06:47We watch over Grandma's casket until dawn.
06:50The villagers lay her casket into a hole,
06:53next to Grandpa's grave.
06:55Even in death,
06:56Grandma has to wait on the man,
06:58who tortured her.
06:59How depressing.
07:00I burst into tears,
07:02before going off into the mountain alone.
07:05The sky darkens,
07:06and I realize I'm lost.
07:08I'm hungry and cold.
07:10Grandma passed away and left me too.
07:12I fall apart and break down in tears.
07:15Someone stops in front of me.
07:17I looked up and saw Winnie,
07:18who's in a red outfit.
07:20She reaches out.
07:21Someone's getting married nearby.
07:23I'm the matchmaker.
07:24There's good food there.
07:26I want to shout at her,
07:27but I find myself following her.
07:30Guests stand scattered around in the avenue.
07:33The bride wears a veil,
07:35fidgeting with a red cloth.
07:36Winnie steps forward,
07:38holds the bride's hand,
07:39and asks,
07:40Where's the groom?
07:42Get him out here,
07:43so the wedding can proceed.
07:45Then an old man is shoved out.
07:48He's trembling like a leaf,
07:50cowering and hiding.
07:51I'm not the groom.
07:53Everyone ignore him
07:55and bring him to the bride.
07:57I'm shocked
07:57when I see the old man's face.
08:00Turns out,
08:01that old man is my grandpa.
08:03A white lantern suddenly lit.
08:04I quickly covered my eyes.
08:06Then,
08:07Winnie pushes grandpa to the ground.
08:09I need someone younger for Petra.
08:13She grabs someone from the crowd.
08:16It's dad.
08:17He flails his arms,
08:19shouting,
08:20No!
08:21Suddenly,
08:22he turns around and points at me.
08:24She's what you want.
08:25I jolt awake.
08:26Mom's anxiously by my bedside.
08:28Our relatives are huddled
08:30around another bed in the room.
08:32I give mom a confused look.
08:33She says,
08:34You passed out at the grave.
08:36I carried you home.
08:38Trent tripped on grass
08:39and broke his legs.
08:41Grandma passed away
08:42shortly after grandpa.
08:44Dad's legs are broken.
08:45Mom makes nourishing soup
08:47for dad every day.
08:49After he finishes it,
08:51he hits her
08:52with anything he can find.
08:53It's your fault.
08:54My legs are broken.
08:56Dad never stops cursing.
08:58Mom has had enough
08:59and moves him
09:00onto grandma's room.
09:01That evening,
09:03dad turns in early
09:04due to a headache.
09:05At night,
09:06I go to the restroom.
09:07When I pass by dad's room,
09:09I hear plastic bags
09:10rustling inside.
09:11Thinking it's a burglar,
09:13I sneak into the room.
09:14But what I see
09:15send chills down my spine.
09:17I see two legs
09:18dangling midair,
09:19swaying back and forth.
09:21Someone's hanging from above,
09:23her red shoes
09:23hitting dad's head.
09:25That is grandma's.
09:26Even if she's a ghost now,
09:27I still want to see her.
09:29I burst through the door.
09:30Grandma!
09:31At that moment,
09:32the figure disappears
09:33without a trace.
09:35Meanwhile,
09:35dad lets out
09:36a horrified scream.
09:37Get lost!
09:39I ignore dad
09:40and search for grandma everywhere.
09:41I tell myself
09:43that she might be alive.
09:45Maybe she'd climbed
09:46out of her casket
09:47and hid herself
09:48so we won't notice her.
09:50Dad looks like
09:51he's been possessed.
09:53His eyes are closed
09:54and he looks ashen.
09:56He keeps hitting his head,
09:57saying,
09:58get lost!
09:59Mom rushes over
10:00and tries to wake dad up,
10:02but nothing works.
10:03In the end,
10:04she wakes him up
10:05with cold water.
10:07Dad holds his head.
10:08The pain in his head
10:09is unbearable.
10:10I don't tell anyone
10:12about what I saw.
10:13I merely listen to dad.
10:15He says he had
10:16a weird dream.
10:17In it,
10:18grandpa is chained up,
10:19looking angry.
10:20He lies next to dad,
10:22tears flowing down
10:23his cheeks.
10:24He mumbles,
10:25get your mom
10:26away from me.
10:27Dad is irritated.
10:28Pack mom and dad's
10:29stuff tomorrow
10:29and burn all of them
10:31so they can rest in peace.
10:33Mom's busy,
10:34so it's up to me
10:35to do it.
10:36That's when I uncover
10:37grandpa's secret.
10:39I finally understand
10:41why Winnie worked
10:42with grandpa
10:43to kill grandma.
10:44It's a ruined
10:45wedding picture
10:46as seen from
10:47the background.
10:48Grandma stood next
10:49to grandpa
10:50in a red coat.
10:51It should have been
10:51just them,
10:52but Winnie's in it.
10:54Worse still,
10:56grandma's head
10:57was cut out
10:57and replaced
10:58with Winnie's.
10:59This picture
11:00clues me in
11:02on their love triangle.
11:03Grandpa and Winnie
11:04must have loved
11:05each other.
11:06However,
11:06he married grandma
11:07and that's why
11:08he kept torturing her,
11:10even after he died.
11:12Winnie stayed single
11:13for grandpa,
11:14so she worked with him
11:15to kill grandma.
11:16I quiver with rage
11:18and tear the picture apart.
11:19At night,
11:20I see grandma again.
11:22Every night.
11:23She appears
11:24at 2 a.m.
11:25and vanishes
11:26at 4 a.m.
11:27I barge in
11:28several times,
11:29but she always disappears.
11:31After that,
11:32I stop disturbing her.
11:34As I watch her sway,
11:36I say to her quietly,
11:38Grandma,
11:38if you bear a grudge,
11:39kill everyone
11:40who's ever hurt you.
11:41They deserve death.
11:43Dad wakes up
11:44with a terrible headache.
11:45He thinks he has a tumor
11:46and asks to go
11:48to the clinic.
11:49Mom flings the cloth
11:50and retorts to him,
11:51I suffered for days
11:52when I was in labor,
11:53but you told me
11:54to just bear with it,
11:55so just bear with it.
11:57Then,
11:57she walks away,
11:59leaving Dad shaking
12:00with rage.
12:00At night,
12:01Dad suddenly screams
12:02in his room.
12:03Mom and I rush over.
12:05The cast on his leg
12:06is shattered.
12:07Dad roars furiously.
12:09If you won't take me there,
12:11I'll get there myself.
12:12Turns out the headache
12:13got so bad,
12:14he tried to go himself,
12:16so he fell off the bed
12:17and broke the cast.
12:18Now,
12:19he needs a clinic.
12:20Mom hired a mule cart
12:21to take us to town.
12:23The clinic is over
12:24an hour away.
12:25It's too dark.
12:26The mule suddenly kicks
12:27and dashes
12:28toward the cliff.
12:30Dad rolls off the cart
12:31and hits his head
12:32on a boulder.
12:33The driver asks,
12:35Did you guys see
12:36an old couple?
12:37Mom and I shake our heads.
12:39The truth is,
12:40I lied.
12:41I saw them.
12:42They were my grandparents,
12:43but I don't get why.
12:45Grandpa's kneeling
12:46with a chain on his neck.
12:48My grandparents
12:49suddenly appear,
12:50walk through the car,
12:52and vanish.
12:53Mom finally think
12:54of checking on Dad,
12:56but the mule crashes
12:57into a tree
12:58by the road.
12:59Luckily,
13:00it's held back
13:01by the reins.
13:02Only the cart tips over.
13:04The driver and mom
13:05hold onto the cart
13:06for dear life.
13:07I would have been thrown off.
13:09If a mysterious force
13:10hadn't held me down,
13:12Dad had it worst.
13:13He was screaming
13:14a minute ago,
13:14but now,
13:15he's quiet.
13:16As expected,
13:17he breaks his legs again,
13:19and his head's injured.
13:20The clinic is a chaos.
13:22The doctor do what he can.
13:23After three whole days,
13:25Dad finally wakes up.
13:27His gaze is vacant,
13:28words slurring from his mouth.
13:30Get Winnie here now.
13:31Winnie shows up uninvited.
13:34Dad acts like she's his lifeline.
13:35Winnie,
13:36you must get my mom
13:38away from my dad.
13:39I think of the picture,
13:41and look at her,
13:41warily.
13:42She's gotten Grandma killed.
13:44I won't let her hurt
13:45Grandma's spirit.
13:47Winnie glances at me,
13:48and ignores my hostile gaze.
13:50She says,
13:52This is tricky.
13:53Todd wanted Petra
13:54to die before her time.
13:55Now,
13:56he doesn't want her.
13:57She'll be lost.
13:58Dad pleads.
14:00Winnie,
14:01I know it's not easy.
14:02If you save me,
14:04I'll give you everything.
14:06Winnie sighs.
14:08There's a heinous method.
14:09Your family has to
14:10utterly destroy her soul.
14:12Dad says,
14:14We'll do it.
14:15Winnie stands up and says,
14:17Will it be Petra
14:18or Todd?
14:19He was the one
14:20who messed things up.
14:21It should be.
14:22Dad interrupts her.
14:24My mom.
14:25My dad doesn't deserve this.
14:27This again.
14:28Grandpa is wrong,
14:29but Grandma's punished.
14:30I'm furious,
14:31but I can't retort.
14:32As Winnie said,
14:34It's a heinous act.
14:35She won't do it,
14:36which means
14:37I can turn things around.
14:39And I know just how to do it.
14:41As expected,
14:43Winnie says,
14:44This involves
14:45digging out caskets.
14:46There'll be trouble
14:47if I do it.
14:48I'll just provide the tools.
14:50You will have to do it
14:51on your own.
14:52Dad agrees to it.
14:54He looks at Mom,
14:55but she quickly turns around.
14:57I volunteer myself.
14:58Leave it to me.
14:59Dad doesn't trust me.
15:01But he has no other options.
15:03He begs Winnie.
15:05Please make sure
15:06nothing goes wrong.
15:08I go to Winnie's place
15:09to get the tools from her.
15:11Then,
15:11I grab some gasoline
15:12and shovel.
15:13I'm supposed to do it
15:14at 2 a.m.,
15:15but I sneak to the mountain
15:17at nightfall.
15:18I have to do the switch
15:19before Winnie is here.
15:22I dig Grandpa's grave,
15:24open,
15:24chant a prayer,
15:25and burn the seal.
15:27Then,
15:27I douse the casket
15:28with the gas,
15:29toss the tools in there,
15:31and set everything ablaze,
15:33watching the flames rise.
15:34I scream into the quiet night.
15:37Grandma,
15:38you're free now.
15:40Rest in peace.
15:41I hope I'll see you again.
15:43After that,
15:44Dad gets better.
15:45He gives Winnie
15:46a gift in gratitude.
15:49She's so happy that
15:50she found Mom
15:51a job in town.
15:53There's an old professor
15:54in town
15:55who needs a maid.
15:57Let Tess work there.
15:59Hannah can look after you.
16:01Mom wants to leave Dad,
16:02but she's worried about me.
16:05I don't want her to suffer.
16:07Plus,
16:07Winnie might hurt Grandma again,
16:09so I choose to stay.
16:11Mom,
16:11just go.
16:12I can handle it.
16:13Two months later,
16:14Dad recovers.
16:15That night,
16:16I see Grandma
16:17hitting his head again.
16:19I thought she's still mad at him
16:21and ignores it.
16:22But the next day,
16:24Dad's eyes are blank
16:25and he can't talk.
16:26I get some villagers
16:27to help me out,
16:28but they merely shake their heads,
16:30saying he's in a coma now.
16:33I try every way
16:34to get Mom's contact.
16:36A few days pass
16:37and Dad gets worse.
16:39One night,
16:40I wake up to weird noises.
16:42I follow it to Dad's room.
16:45I peek through a hole in the wall
16:47and see Dad with his mouth open
16:49while Grandma is hovering close to him.
16:52My jaw drops in shock.
16:54Grandma seemingly notices me.
16:56She turns around
16:57and flashes me a smile.
16:59I somehow got back to my room.
17:01When I wake up,
17:03the sun is up.
17:03I'm drenched in sweat
17:05and I doubt what I saw.
17:07Maybe it's all just a bad dream.
17:09But then,
17:09I hear footsteps at the door
17:11and my heart skips a beat.
17:13Dad can't walk.
17:14So,
17:15who's out there?
17:16I stay quiet.
17:17The door swings open.
17:19Dad's holding a bowl of porridge.
17:20He walks over
17:22and gives it to me.
17:23You're hungry.
17:24I made this for you.
17:25Eat it now.
17:26I missed Grandma dearly,
17:28but it's still frightening.
17:30When she shows up in Dad's body,
17:33that's when the door opens again.
17:35When Winnie walks in with a smile,
17:37I was completely dumbstruck.
17:40A scary thought takes shape in my mind.
17:43Grandma died,
17:43but she possessed Dad's body.
17:46What about Winnie?
17:47She's also in her 70s.
17:49Can she possess bodies?
17:50I'm the only young person left in this house.
17:53I look up in fear
17:55and catch the knowing look in her face.
17:59Even though she's grinning,
18:00it looks like a sly smile to me.
18:04Winnie approaches slowly,
18:06her shoe scraping against the ground.
18:09I shut my eyes
18:10and feel around for something.
18:13I grab a broom and say,
18:15I'm not scared of you.
18:17Winnie stops and bursts out laughing.
18:19She turns and looks at Dad,
18:21her tone dripping with mockery.
18:24Look how terrified Hannah is.
18:27Dad shakes his head,
18:29his expression unusually warm.
18:31He puts the bowl on the table,
18:33clumsily wipes his hands,
18:35and walks over.
18:36It's me, Petra!
18:38It is still Dad's hoarse voice,
18:39but his tone and demeanor
18:41are unmistakably Grandma's.
18:44I look at him,
18:45confused and unwilling to put the broom down.
18:47You're lying.
18:49Grandma's dead.
18:50You're an evil spirit.
18:51Dad sighs.
18:52He doesn't get mad.
18:54Instead, he points at the bowl of porridge.
18:56There's baking soda in the porridge.
18:58The way you like it.
19:00When you were sick.
19:01I made it for you.
19:03Remember?
19:04I stare at the bowl of porridge on the table.
19:07The baking soda and the yellowish soup.
19:10Tells me Grandma made this.
19:12Only Grandma knows I like my porridge this way.
19:15Not even Mom knows.
19:17I drop the broom to the floor.
19:19Tears blur my vision at once.
19:21I ask in a trembling voice.
19:23Grandma?
19:24Dad's eyes redden.
19:26He steps forward
19:27and clumsily pulls me into his arms.
19:29I'm right here.
19:31I'm sorry I frightened you.
19:33Winnie takes a seat,
19:34pulls out her cigarette pipe,
19:36and taps the table.
19:38Enough.
19:39This reunion is very touching,
19:41but we still have work.
19:42You should calm down.
19:44I'm not interested in possessing you.
19:46I wipe my tears
19:48and pull away from Dad.
19:50I know it's Grandma,
19:51but seeing Dad with tears
19:54still makes me feel uneasy.
19:57Winnie seemingly reads my mind.
19:59She exhales.
20:00Don't worry.
20:01Trent owes Petra this much.
20:03He got her killed,
20:04so this is the price.
20:06I glance at Dad.
20:07He's walking over to pick up the broom.
20:09His demeanor is exactly like Grandma's.
20:12I can't help but ask,
20:14Where's Dad?
20:15Winnie grunted coldly.
20:17Her eyes darkening.
20:18He's with Todd now.
20:21Winnie points at Grandpa's grave.
20:23Todd is mad no one's waiting on him,
20:25down there.
20:27Trent loves him, right?
20:28So, I give him
20:29a chance to be with his dad.
20:31I'm startled.
20:32Dad is dead?
20:34Winnie walks over,
20:35sits next to me,
20:36and explains gently,
20:37not entirely.
20:39He can't return.
20:40His soul is driven out
20:41and locked next to Todd's grave.
20:43He can stay with Todd as he wished.
20:45I'm stunned.
20:47Dad and Grandpa
20:48have gotten their comeuppance.
20:50Grandpa tortured Grandma,
20:52both in life and death.
20:54Dad enabled Grandpa's wrongdoings,
20:56and now,
20:57he'll know how Grandma feels.
20:59What comes around,
20:59goes around.
21:01Winnie taps off the ash,
21:02stands up,
21:03and says solemnly,
21:04Hannah,
21:05only you and I know the truth.
21:07To others,
21:08Todd merely recovered
21:10and became a different person.
21:12Okay?
21:13I nod solemnly.
21:14I'll keep it a secret.
21:16As long as I can stay with Grandma.
21:19Dad ruffles my hair tenderly.
21:21Sweetheart,
21:22I'll get cooking.
21:23Let's enjoy a meal together.
21:25I watch as Dad walks into the kitchen.
21:28The abusive,
21:29short-fused man
21:30is all but gone.
21:31Now,
21:32it's Grandma,
21:33who is gentle
21:33and hard-working.
21:35Despite his looks,
21:36he's soft
21:37and loving now.
21:38However,
21:39a subtle worry
21:39creeps into my mind.
21:41This is just not natural.
21:43Can the peace really last?
21:44Suddenly,
21:45someone knocks on the door.
21:47Trent,
21:48are you home?
21:49Some higher-ups
21:50want to see you.
21:51I'm stunned.
21:52It's Liam,
21:53the village elder.
21:54Dad is friends with Liam.
21:56They often hang out together.
21:58There'll be trouble
21:59if Liam sees through him.
22:01I look at the kitchen.
22:03Dad clearly heard Liam.
22:05He's standing in the kitchen,
22:06feeling helpless.
22:08Winnie is completely composed.
22:10She gives me a look
22:11and says,
22:13Tell them Trent
22:14has just recovered
22:15and he's still weak.
22:17I take a deep breath
22:18and try to calm myself.
22:20Then,
22:21I open the door.
22:22Liam stands at the door,
22:23trying to look inside.
22:25How's Trent?
22:26I heard he's no longer bedridden.
22:28I stand in the doorway
22:30and grin.
22:31Mr. Lane,
22:32Dad can walk now,
22:34but the doctor said
22:35he needs more rest.
22:36He's on the bed.
22:38Then,
22:39Dad calls out weakly
22:40and irritably
22:41from inside.
22:43Who is it?
22:44What a ruckus.
22:45I need my sleep.
22:47I turn around in shock.
22:49Dad stands at the door
22:50in a coat.
22:51Although he's pale,
22:52he looks every bit
22:53like a grumpy old man.
22:55Seeing Dad,
22:56Liam grins.
22:57It's the election.
22:58Are you coming?
23:00Dad waves and frowns.
23:01I can't.
23:02I'm in a lot of pain.
23:04Can't really walk.
23:05Go without me.
23:06Then,
23:07he even coughs a few times.
23:09His body swaying
23:10as if he would fall.
23:11I hurry over
23:12and steady him.
23:13Dad,
23:14go back to bed.
23:15Liam doesn't push Dad
23:17and leaves soon after.
23:19When the door closes,
23:20I let out a long sigh,
23:22feeling relieved.
23:23Dad immediately relaxed,
23:24looking absolutely nervous.
23:26It's exhausting
23:27to speak like a man.
23:29My throat hurts.
23:31Winnie looks at him sarcastically.
23:32Well done.
23:33Your decades of suffering
23:35paid off.
23:36You looked just like Trent.
23:38Grandma grins,
23:38but stays quiet.
23:40She heads over to the kitchen.
23:41At mealtime,
23:43there are several plain dishes
23:44and the delicious porridge.
23:47Our home has never felt
23:48this peaceful.
23:50Winnie gets some food
23:51and suddenly says,
23:53This place isn't safe long term.
23:55Trent might have recovered,
23:57but there'll be trouble.
23:59if people notice him
24:00behaving differently.
24:02My heart clenches,
24:03I ask.
24:04What do we do?
24:05A cunning glint
24:06flashes in her eyes.
24:08Move to the old place
24:10in the mountain.
24:10It's quiet and secluded.
24:13I'm all for moving.
24:14The old place is left
24:16by our ancestors.
24:17It might be shoddy,
24:18but it's remote.
24:19No one lives there.
24:21That said,
24:22we need a solid reason to move.
24:24Dad thinks it over and says,
24:26Tell them I'm done with it all.
24:28and wants a quieter place
24:30to rest and recover.
24:32The excuse is a bit thin,
24:33but nobody asks on account
24:35of Dad's eccentric nature.
24:37It's settled.
24:38The next few days,
24:39we begin packing up stuff,
24:41but it feels more like
24:42we're escaping.
24:43I want to leave this house
24:45and the bad memories behind.
24:47When I'm packing,
24:48I found Grandpa's cigarette pipe.
24:51The copperhead's worn to a gleam.
24:53It symbolizes his power
24:55and Grandma's nightmares.
24:57Dad walks in,
24:58and his eyes turn dark.
25:00He reaches out,
25:01takes the pipe,
25:02and touches it.
25:03Suddenly,
25:04he snaps it
25:05with a crisp crack.
25:06It feels like
25:07the shackle-restraining Grandma
25:09has finally been broken.
25:10We don't need
25:11this filthy pipe.
25:12Dad tosses the broken pipe
25:14into a trash can,
25:15as if he's discarding
25:17something unimportant.
25:19The day we move
25:20is overcast.
25:21The villagers muttered,
25:23wondering if Dad's gone crazy.
25:25Because he chooses
25:26to live in a run-down shack.
25:29Only Winnie walks behind us,
25:31carrying some light stuff.
25:32At the old place,
25:34I stare at the grass
25:35and the broken windows.
25:36Yet,
25:37I feel relieved.
25:38No Grandpa's portrait.
25:40No,
25:40Dad's furious roars.
25:42Just peace and freedom.
25:44We spent the whole day cleaning.
25:46Dad wipes the windows quickly,
25:49much unlike an injured man.
25:51I feel a little bitter
25:52as I watch him.
25:54Dad used to make Grandma
25:55suffer so much,
25:56and yet this is where
25:58her soul is now.
25:59By evening,
26:00the place looks better.
26:02Winnie scatters seeds
26:03in the yard
26:04and dusts her hands.
26:05All right,
26:06that'll do it.
26:07We can live our own life
26:09without any worries.
26:11At night,
26:12the winds howl.
26:13I lie on the strange bed,
26:14unable to fall asleep.
26:16Then,
26:16I thought I heard
26:17scratching at the door
26:18and low,
26:20beast-like whimpers.
26:22I'm so frightened
26:23I felt absolutely silent.
26:25Is it a wild dog
26:26or something from our past
26:28that won't let go?
26:29The next morning,
26:31I woke up feeling tired.
26:34Winnie is standing
26:35at the entrance
26:36with a stick in her hand,
26:38staring at the ground.
26:40I look at the muddy ground outside
26:42and the strange claw prints.
26:44They were huge,
26:46unlike any dogs.
26:47They seem like handprints
26:48made by humans.
26:50I feel a chill down my spine.
26:53Winnie,
26:53this is...
26:55Winnie kicks the mud
26:56and sneers.
26:57They were lousy
26:59as both humans
27:00and spirits.
27:02They followed our scent.
27:04Then,
27:04Dad exits his room.
27:05He sees the handprints
27:07and his face
27:08goes pale.
27:09He instinctively hides
27:10behind Winnie.
27:11The fear is so deeply rooted
27:13that Grandma still
27:14can't shake it off.
27:16Winnie looks at Dad.
27:18Relax,
27:19you're a man now.
27:20Solid and strong-willed.
27:22Also,
27:23I won't let him
27:23get past this door.
27:25Then,
27:25Winnie pulls out
27:26some cinnabar powder
27:27and spreads it along the wall,
27:30chanting something
27:31as she goes.
27:32After that,
27:33she puts up
27:34a warding mirror.
27:36All right,
27:37he can't hurt you
27:38if you stay inside.
27:39Winnie sounds confident,
27:41but I still feel uneasy.
27:43To break the tension,
27:45I suggest we get a dog.
27:47Winnie's mood lifts.
27:49Good idea.
27:50Get a black dog.
27:51It'll ward off evil
27:52and protect us.
27:53So,
27:54I leave the mountain alone
27:55and go to the market.
27:57I pick the smartest-looking dog.
27:59On my way home,
28:01I run into Ruby,
28:02our old neighbor.
28:03She pulls me aside
28:04mysteriously
28:05and says softly,
28:06Your old house
28:07hasn't been right.
28:08I freeze and ask,
28:10What happened?
28:12Ruby looks around
28:13and speaks softer.
28:14We heard chains
28:16and a man crying
28:17during midnight.
28:18It was terrifying.
28:19People say
28:20it's your grandpa's spirit.
28:22I chuckle quietly.
28:24It's clearly dad,
28:25chained up along with grandpa.
28:27They were both
28:28overbearing in life.
28:30Now,
28:30they found a place to be.
28:31I bid Ruby farewell
28:33and hurry home
28:34with the dog.
28:35At home,
28:36I tell grandma and Winnie
28:37about everything.
28:39Grandma falls silent.
28:40Then,
28:40she sighs and says,
28:42Leave them be.
28:43I'm finally freed from them.
28:45The dog seems to like this place.
28:47Running across the yard,
28:48seeing how joyful it is,
28:50I instantly feel much better.
28:52When night came,
28:54I hear the same noise.
28:55This time,
28:56it's more desperate
28:57and aggressive.
28:58Aside from the scratching,
29:00a hoarse voice
29:01drifts in with the wind.
29:03Open up.
29:04It's me, dad.
29:05He sounds hoarse
29:06and broken,
29:06but I know for a fact
29:08that it's dad.
29:09More accurately,
29:11it's dad's tortured soul.
29:12I curl up under the cover
29:14and tremble.
29:15The dog keeps barking
29:16in the yard,
29:17its voice sharp.
29:19Suddenly,
29:19a shout came from next door.
29:21Get lost.
29:22That is dad's voice,
29:23full of energy
29:24and a newfound determination.
29:26Then,
29:27something crashes
29:28against the door,
29:29followed by silence.
29:30The next morning,
29:31I open the door warily.
29:33Outside the walls,
29:35there's blood on a boulder.
29:37It's unnerving.
29:38Winnie is inspecting it.
29:40When she sees me,
29:41she says calmly,
29:42the mirror worked.
29:44They'll stop coming.
29:45Dad sits on the doorstep,
29:47stitching a shoe sole.
29:48He looks calm,
29:50as if he didn't get mad
29:51last night.
29:52He waves at me.
29:53Try on this shoe.
29:55I made it for you.
29:56I walk over,
29:58seeing the rough hands
29:59move so deftly.
30:00I feel conflicted.
30:02Days pass quietly.
30:04Life in the mountain
30:05isn't easy,
30:06but it's peaceful.
30:08Dad and Winnie
30:09plant vegetables
30:10in the backyard,
30:11including eggplants
30:12and chili.
30:13Seeing them together
30:15under the evening light,
30:16it feels like
30:18this is what life should be.
30:20A month later,
30:21Liam tells me,
30:22Mom sent a telegram.
30:24The message carry.
30:25A rare sense of relief
30:27from her.
30:28Hannah,
30:28life is good here.
30:30The professor is kind
30:31and considerate.
30:33I can almost see Mom
30:35leaving the old memories
30:37behind,
30:37and living a new life
30:39of happiness
30:39and dignity.
30:41My chest tightens.
30:43Mom,
30:43take care of yourself.
30:44In her reply telegram,
30:46she hesitates.
30:47Her words still carry
30:49the same self-doubt.
30:50How's Trent doing?
30:52I saw Dad walking
30:53the dog this morning,
30:54but I lie.
30:56Dad's changed.
30:57He doesn't drink anymore.
30:58He tends to the vegetables.
31:00He's healthier too.
31:01Mom fell silent,
31:02finding it hard to believe.
31:04The last telegram
31:05seemed to carry
31:06a relieved sigh.
31:08That's great.
31:09I can't go home for now.
31:11Tell Trent that
31:12I want a divorce.
31:13If that's okay.
31:14I feel relieved.
31:15Grandma wants this.
31:17I tell Grandma
31:18about Mom's intention.
31:20Dad puts the shovel down
31:21and grins in relief.
31:23Let's get divorced.
31:25I've been a burden to her.
31:27Let her find happiness.
31:28That night,
31:29Dad writes the divorce agreement.
31:31His writing is uneven,
31:33but he means every word.
31:34After he posted it,
31:36I feel the weight
31:37over our family lift.
31:39However,
31:40just as I thought
31:41life is finally better,
31:42a sudden visitor
31:44breaks the calm.
31:45A cultivator
31:47holding a divine compass.
31:49is standing at the door,
31:50frowning.
31:51The evil energy
31:52is strong.
31:53The cultivator
31:54has a goatee.
31:55His gaze sharp as an eagle.
31:57He's staring straight at Dad.
31:59My heart skips a beat.
32:00I stand in front of Dad.
32:02What's up?
32:03He ignores me.
32:04The compass needle whirls
32:06before fixing on Dad.
32:08He sneers,
32:10bringing back the dead.
32:11You'll pay for this.
32:13Dad's hands tremble,
32:15spilling the grain.
32:16Winnie hears the commotion
32:18and runs outside
32:19with a stick in her hands.
32:21She frees when she sees
32:22the cultivator,
32:23but she quickly calms down
32:25and shouts at him.
32:26You foolish cultivator.
32:28Do not spout nonsense here.
32:30Leave or I'll break your leg.
32:32The cultivator eyes Winnie.
32:34You're also a cultivator
32:35and yet you help the spirits.
32:38You'll pay for twisting
32:39the natural order.
32:41Winnie laughed.
32:43Helping the innocent
32:44is what matters.
32:45The wicked goes unpunished
32:47while the virtuous suffers.
32:50Since no one cared,
32:51I handled it myself.
32:52He bellows.
32:53How stubborn.
32:55I'll do the world a favor
32:56and get rid of it.
32:57Then,
32:58he takes out a talisman
33:00and rushes at Dad.
33:01I scream in fear
33:02and try to stop him,
33:04but I'm held back.
33:06The cultivator is about
33:07to slap the talisman
33:09on Dad's head,
33:10but Winnie bites her tongue
33:12and spits blood on her staff.
33:14Then,
33:15she strikes his wrist with it,
33:16fast and precise.
33:18At the next moment,
33:19the cultivator drops the talisman
33:21and his wrist swells at once.
33:23He cries out in pain
33:25and looks at Winnie in shock.
33:27Are you serious?
33:28You used your life force
33:29for a spirit.
33:30Winnie's face goes pale,
33:32sways slightly,
33:33but she stands firmly
33:35in front of Dad.
33:36She's my family,
33:37not a spirit.
33:38I won't let you hurt her.
33:40Dad regains his senses
33:42and quickly steadies Winnie.
33:45He shouts at the cultivator
33:46in tears.
33:47I'm not afraid of you.
33:49I'll die again if I have to.
33:51Don't hurt Winnie.
33:52The cultivator looks
33:54at both of them.
33:55Grandma's crying
33:56in a grown man's body.
33:58While Winnie's risking
33:59her life for him,
34:00the hostility in his eyes fades,
34:02his expression softening.
34:05The cultivator picks up
34:06his talisman
34:07and fixes his gaze
34:08on Winnie.
34:10Forget it.
34:10Karma will take care of this.
34:12Since you two
34:13are this stubborn,
34:14I'll stop here.
34:15He turns around
34:17and leaves.
34:18Then,
34:18he looks over his shoulder.
34:20But this violates
34:21the natural order.
34:22This body won't last long.
34:24You've been warned.
34:25As the cultivator walks away,
34:27Winnie can't hold on anymore.
34:29She throws up blood
34:30and collapses.
34:31Winnie falls ill.
34:33That fight took a toll on her.
34:35And she's already old.
34:36We watch as she grows weaker.
34:39Dad is frantic
34:40and looks after her
34:40all the time.
34:42Feeding her water
34:43and medicine.
34:44Watching a big,
34:45rough man
34:46being this considerate.
34:47Doesn't feel odd
34:49at all.
34:50Only heartbreaking.
34:51Winnie lies on the bed,
34:53her face sallow,
34:54but her eyes still bright.
34:55She holds Dad's hand
34:57and says weakly,
34:58Petra,
34:59just stop.
35:00My time's up.
35:01Dad's already in tears,
35:03holding onto Winnie's hand
35:04tightly.
35:05Winnie,
35:05stop it.
35:06You'll get better.
35:07We said we'd spend
35:08our lives together.
35:10Winnie grins,
35:11a trace of contentment
35:12in her smile.
35:13I'm glad I got to protect you.
35:16Let's be family again
35:17in the next life.
35:19I'll find you.
35:21Tears run down my cheeks.
35:23Their lifelong friendship
35:24feels especially precious.
35:26During the final moments of life,
35:28Winnie looks at me
35:30and pulls out a book
35:31from under her pillow.
35:33Hannah,
35:34this is something I picked up.
35:35Learn it
35:36and protect yourselves.
35:37I accept the book.
35:39It feels heavy.
35:40It's more than a book.
35:42It's Winnie's last blessing for me.
35:44In the next few days,
35:45Winnie seems to be doing better.
35:47She can even take a stroll
35:49in the yard.
35:50Yet we all know
35:51her time has come.
35:52One afternoon,
35:53the sun was warm.
35:55Winnie's sitting on a recliner.
35:56As she looks at the mountains,
35:59Dad's sitting next to her,
36:00feeding her orange slices.
36:03It tastes sweet,
36:05Winnie mumbles indistinctly.
36:07Her head tilts
36:08and rests on his shoulder,
36:10the orange slipping from her hand.
36:12The wind stops.
36:13The leaves stop rustling.
36:15Dad's hands pause mid-peel.
36:17He doesn't cry.
36:18He remains still
36:19and lets Winnie lean on him
36:20as if she's just sleeping.
36:22After a long time,
36:24he rubs his cheek
36:25against Winnie's hair,
36:27saying softly,
36:28Sleep, Winnie.
36:29Sleep well.
36:30I saw tears running down.
36:32Dad's weathered face quietly.
36:35Winnie still has that
36:36contented smile on her face
36:38as if she slipped into a dream.
36:41Maybe she's dreaming about
36:42two young ladies in dresses,
36:44holding hands,
36:45running across a field.
36:47No arranged marriage,
36:49no abuse,
36:50no agony,
36:51only freedom
36:52and a lasting youth.
36:53Winnie passed away peacefully.
36:55We respect her wish
36:57and bury her next
36:58to an old ash tree.
37:00There's a wide view
37:01of our courtyard
37:02and the distant village.
37:04Dad has sat at her grave
37:05for a whole day,
37:07staring at the tombstone.
37:09I'm worried about him
37:10and tell him to go,
37:12but he refuses to leave.
37:14Hannah,
37:14let me stay with Winnie.
37:16From now on,
37:17it's just the two of us.
37:18What she said broke my heart,
37:20and I stay there with her.
37:22Dad loses much of his spirit
37:24after Winnie's passing.
37:25He still cooks,
37:27gardens,
37:27and feeds the dog,
37:28but the life in his eyes faded.
37:31Sometimes,
37:32I see him talking to himself,
37:34as if chatting with Winnie.
37:36I know this is his way
37:37of keeping her memories alive,
37:40but time never stops for anyone.
37:42Three years have passed.
37:44In these years,
37:45I left and studied
37:46at the school in town.
37:48Every time I went home,
37:49I could feel Dad getting weaker.
37:52The cultivator was right.
37:54We have to pay the price.
37:56Dad's body is showing
37:57signs of rejection,
37:58stiff joints,
37:59skin damage,
38:00and frequent faintings.
38:01Yet,
38:02Grandma never complains.
38:03She always keeps herself
38:05neat and tidy,
38:06welcoming me home,
38:07and making me
38:08my favorite food.
38:10The year I graduate,
38:11I come home to a yard
38:13full of Winnie's favorite flower,
38:15blooming brightly.
38:16Dad's lying on a recliner,
38:18a blanket over him,
38:20holding tightly
38:21onto a repaired wedding picture.
38:23It's Winnie's old picture.
38:25The groom's head is cut out,
38:27replaced by Grandma's picture.
38:29When he sees me,
38:31his eyes light up,
38:32and he sits upright.
38:34Hi, Hannah!
38:35I quickly run over,
38:37but Dad's body
38:38is as light as a feather.
38:39I say sobbing,
38:40Grandma!
38:41He raises his hand
38:42and touches my cheek,
38:44smiling weakly.
38:45This is it for me.
38:47I shake my head,
38:48tears spilling out.
38:49No, Grandma.
38:51You'll live a long life.
38:52He shakes his head
38:53and looks at the ash tree.
38:56I've lived long enough.
38:57I'm able to live longer
38:59because of Winnie.
39:00It's time to find her.
39:02She's waiting for me.
39:03A breeze sweeps by.
39:05The tree's leaves rustles,
39:07as if responding to her.
39:08I hold his rough hand,
39:10feeling the warmth in it
39:11slowly slip away.
39:12My sorrow grows beyond words,
39:15suddenly,
39:15as if seeing something.
39:16His eyes light up,
39:18and he stares blankly.
39:20Hi, Winnie!
39:21And Grandma passes away.
39:22There's no pain
39:23when Grandma passes away.
39:25Only the joy of reunion.
39:27She sees Winnie
39:28in the red floral dress
39:30from her youth,
39:31waving at her.
39:32This time,
39:33no one can separate us.
39:35I follow her wish
39:36and bury her next to Winnie.
39:38Their graves sit tightly together,
39:40like two sisters
39:41whispering in the wind.
39:43As for Dad's body,
39:44once Grandma's soul left,
39:46it quickly withered
39:47and rotted,
39:49as if it had aged
39:50decades at once.
39:51This is how it ends
39:53when you defy
39:54the natural order.
39:56Afterward,
39:56I sit in front of their graves,
39:59mourning them.
40:00In the firelight,
40:01I thought I saw Grandma
40:03and Winnie's
40:03retreating figures,
40:05looking free and content.
40:07No more illnesses
40:08or restraints.
40:09As I leave,
40:10I give the old place
40:11one last look.
40:13Sunset bathes the yard
40:15in gold.
40:16It holds three generations
40:18of conflict,
40:19and a redemption
40:20beyond death.
40:21Years later,
40:23I returned with my new family.
40:25The old place has collapsed,
40:27but the graves
40:28are still intact.
40:30Winnie's favorite flower
40:31spread across the mountain.
40:33I point at the graves
40:34and say,
40:35they're the people
40:37I love the most in my life.
40:38My daughter asks,
40:40are they friends?
40:41I nod with a smile.
40:43Yeah,
40:44they are.
40:45They promised
40:46they'd be together forever.
40:48Petals drift across the sky.
40:49For a moment,
40:51I thought I'd smell
40:52Grandma's porridge
40:53and hear Winnie's
40:55playful voice again.
40:56That silly girl
40:57looks so adorable.
40:58I smile in relief.
41:00Then,
41:01I leave with my daughter.
41:02As for Grandpa and Dad,
41:04they say they can still hear
41:06mournful wailing
41:07when they walk past
41:08that old house.
41:09But that's not my business.
41:11Bad people get
41:12what's coming for them.
41:13They have to redeem themselves,
41:15no matter how long it takes.
41:17But I do wonder
41:18if they regret
41:19what they did
41:20as they suffer.
41:21My husband holds
41:22our daughter close
41:23as we leave.
41:24I can't help but look back.
41:26Amid the blooming flowers,
41:28I thought I saw
41:29two figures sit together.
41:31They're no longer hunched
41:33or look sorrowful.
41:34They have thick braids,
41:36wear washed-out floral dresses,
41:38whispering secrets
41:40and gossips.
41:41I've never seen them like this.
41:43So vivid.
41:44So free.
41:45When we walk by the entrance,
41:48several old men
41:49crouching by the wall
41:50stop smoking
41:51and stare at us.
41:53One of the old men
41:54says to me,
41:55Don't go back
41:56to your old house.
41:58One of the lanes
41:59drove past it
42:00on a mule cart
42:01and he saw
42:02two hairy figures
42:04in the mud,
42:05slapping and cursing
42:06each other.
42:07I smile faintly
42:08and say nothing.
42:10I pick up my pace,
42:11leaving the chill
42:12and chaos behind us.
42:15Back at our home,
42:16I made myself
42:18and my daughter
42:18some porridge.
42:19She says
42:20as she downs it,
42:22Mom,
42:23this porridge
42:23smells like the wind
42:24on the mountain.
42:25It feels warm.
42:27I ruffle her hair.
42:28The burden
42:29in my heart
42:30is finally lifted
42:31after all this time.
42:33Before sleeping,
42:34I leaf through
42:35the book
42:36Winnie gave me.
42:37On the back cover,
42:39there's a delicate
42:40yet deeply pressed writing.
42:42Grandma wrote it
42:43after she took over
42:44Dad's body.
42:45Fate may be cruel,
42:46but we're strong.
42:47We don't owe anything
42:49to anyone.
42:50We live for ourselves.
42:51Turns out,
42:52they didn't just swap lives.
42:54They also achieved
42:55an awakening.
42:56The moon glows
42:57softly outside.
42:58In my dream,
42:59I'm not the trembling lady
43:01in the shed anymore.
43:03Instead,
43:03I'm a bird,
43:04soaring across the mountains.
43:06I see two red figures
43:08under the old ash tree
43:09entering the next life.
43:11They don't turn back.
43:12The road ahead's
43:13full of flowers.
43:14No more suffering.
43:15No more hunger.
43:16No more grain with worms.
43:18I close my eyes
43:19and murmur in my heart,
43:21Grandma,
43:21Winnie,
43:22leave the suffering
43:23to the wicked
43:24and be happy
43:25in your next life.
43:27After settling things,
43:29I go on a trip
43:30with my daughter.
43:31It's a place
43:32Grandma always wanted to see.
43:34She's playing
43:35at the beach
43:36when she suddenly stops
43:37and points
43:38at two young women.
43:40Mom,
43:41look at them.
43:42They're beautiful.
43:43I look over
43:44and my heart
43:46skips a beat.
43:47Two women
43:48in their 20s
43:49are wearing
43:49trendy floral dresses,
43:51holding hands,
43:52and playing
43:53in shallow seawater.
43:55One of them
43:55has a beautiful smile
43:57and wears
43:57a high ponytail.
43:59She looks
44:00just like Winnie
44:01from the picture
44:02of her younger days
44:03in the book.
44:03The woman
44:05beside her
44:05looks gentle
44:06and quiet,
44:08dodging the waves.
44:09Then,
44:10the more spirited woman
44:11picks up a shell
44:12from the beach
44:13and gave it
44:14to her friend.
44:16Her bright laughter
44:17drifted over.
44:18Winnie,
44:19look at this!
44:20Does it remind you
44:21of the stone
44:22we found
44:22by the river?
44:23Winnie freezes.
44:25Then,
44:25her frown eases.
44:27Her voice is crisp.
44:28This shell
44:29is much prettier.
44:31I freeze
44:32and tear up
44:32at once.
44:33In this life,
44:34they'd become sisters.
44:36I stay where I am,
44:37reluctant to disturb them.
44:39I hold my daughter's hand
44:41and quietly
44:42bid them farewell.
44:43The wicked
44:44should redeem themselves
44:45while kind souls
44:46reunite
44:47and find happiness.
44:48In this life,
45:18You
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