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I'm dying, but Mom thinks I'm a troublemaker - Hot
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00:00My mom said I was born to make her suffer.
00:04The first time she breastfed me, I nearly bit her hard enough to make her bleed.
00:09Chloe, if you were half as easy as your sister, I'd probably live 10 years longer.
00:13She was wrapping my knuckles with a wooden spoon as she said it.
00:16I'd been eating my oatmeal and my hand went limp.
00:19The bowl shattered on the floor.
00:21This had been happening my whole life.
00:24When I was three, I couldn't hold a crayon.
00:26At 8, my pencil would suddenly slash across the page.
00:30By the time I was 10, it had gotten so much worse.
00:34At first, mom was worried.
00:36She was a doctor, so she took me to the hospital where she worked and had me tested.
00:40But every report came back normal.
00:42So she decided I was faking it.
00:44A liar. A troublemaker.
00:46After that, every time it happened, she'd beat me.
00:50My body kept feeling worse and worse.
00:53But my mom was a doctor.
00:55She wouldn't lie to me.
00:56So, I started to believe it, too.
00:59Maybe I really was just a bad kid.
01:01Anna was sitting on the floor, playing with a toy.
01:03The fluff of the toy came loose, and Anna inhaled it.
01:06Then, my sister Anna had an asthma attack.
01:09Mom heard the noise and ran over to check on her sister's condition.
01:12Grab Anna's inhaler!
01:16Mom was frantic, screaming at me to grab Anna's inhaler.
01:19I scrambled to grab it, but in the next second, it happened again.
01:22My hand spasmed uncontrollably.
01:24The inhaler went flying out the open window.
01:27Mom lost it.
01:28She slapped me so hard, my head spun.
01:30Chloe, are you crazy?
01:32Anything happens to your sister, you can just get out and die!
01:37She grabbed Anna, ran for the hospital, and locked the front door behind her.
01:43I collapsed on the floor.
01:45I couldn't stop shaking, couldn't stop crying.
01:47I'm sorry, Mom.
01:49I really didn't mean it.
01:50I was gasping for air, but it felt like the air was getting thin.
01:54Like I couldn't get enough.
01:55I tried to stand up.
01:57My legs had no strength at all.
01:58My palms, my arms, the places that usually ached when this happened, were completely numb now.
02:03I closed my eyes, waiting for the shaking to pass.
02:06It always did, but this time felt different.
02:08A headache was starting to pound behind my eyes.
02:10So bad, it made me want to throw up.
02:12Number, I have to call.
02:13I had to tell Mom I wasn't okay.
02:15I dragged my numb body to the coffee table and clawed at the phone.
02:21Her voice was sharp, annoyed.
02:23What is it now?
02:24Your sister is on her neplizer.
02:26Can you give me one minute of peace?
02:28I tried to get the words out.
02:30Mom, I feel not well.
02:33I heard her scoff on the other end.
02:35Are you going to fake sick to compete with your sister again?
02:38How many have you pulled this?
02:39When has a single test ever shown anything wrong?
02:42Why should I believe you?
02:44In the background, I heard Anna's little voice.
02:46Mommy, I want some water.
02:48Mom's tone melted instantly.
02:49Of course, sweetie.
02:51Mommy will get it for you.
02:52Then back to me, ice cold.
02:54That is enough.
02:55I already neglect your sister enough because of you.
02:58I see a dozen sick patients at the hospital all day.
03:02And then I come home and you won't even let me rest.
03:05Every time you pull this kind of stunt, I have to drop everything for you.
03:08Now she's the one who's actually sick and you're still pulling this.
03:12I'll be home when your sister is stable.
03:14Don't call me again.
03:17She hung up.
03:19I wanted to tell her I wasn't lying.
03:21Ever since my body stopped listening to me.
03:24Every single thing was fake!
03:26The time my stomach hurt so bad I was writhing on the floor all night.
03:32You were faking to get out of a test.
03:35The time I had a 102 degree fever.
03:38You used a heating pad to fake it, didn't you?
03:41Even my asthma.
03:42You were just copying your sister for attention.
03:45And today, Anna wasn't even having an asthma attack.
03:48She was playing with a squishy toy and cleaned in the powder from inside.
03:51That's all.
03:52But Mom said she'd be back tonight.
03:54If I can just hold on until tonight, she'll come save me.
03:57My eyes drifted to the wall across from me.
04:00It was covered in Anna's awards and pictures.
04:03Piano competition champion.
04:05Art contest grand prize.
04:08Ballet lead dancer.
04:09There she was, in a white tutu.
04:12Sweet and confident.
04:13I felt a lump form in my throat.
04:16Then I looked at the family photo.
04:17I was in hand-me-down clothes, messy hair, awkward smile.
04:22Everyone loves Anna more.
04:23If I were Mom, I'd love a perfect kid like her, too.
04:27That white ballet dress is so pretty.
04:30If I could dance like that, wear a dress like that, would Mom finally love me?
04:39Suddenly, I had a burst of energy.
04:43I dragged myself across the floor toward Anna's room, reaching for the white dress.
04:48An inch.
04:49Half an inch.
04:52I finally pulled it down and hugged it tight to my chest.
04:55It smelled so good, like Mom.
04:58It felt like the warm hug I'd always longed for.
05:01I let out a final, happy breath.
05:04And just like that, all the pain disappeared.
05:07When I opened my eyes, I saw my own body slumped by the bed, clutching the dress.
05:13I was floating in the air.
05:15A soul separated from flesh.
05:17My hands passed right through my body.
05:21Panic rose in me.
05:23If Mom sees me touching Anna's dress, what did you do?
05:29Troublemaker!
05:30She'll hit me again.
05:33Mom didn't come home that night.
05:35After Anna's treatment, they ran into a friend.
05:39Anna!
05:40Long time no see!
05:43Can we sleep over at her house, please?
05:46Of course, sweetheart.
05:47Have fun.
05:49What about your other daughter?
05:51Will Chloe be alright alone?
05:53Her?
05:53She's tough as nails.
05:54No need to worry.
05:56Ever since my test came back normal, she'd always said that.
05:59Only Anna got to be delicate and cherished.
06:02If Anna scraped her knee, Mom's heart would break.
06:07But I was always expected to be strong, silent, and uncomplaining.
06:12I was used to her broken promises.
06:14Used to being left behind.
06:15Again and again.
06:17They didn't come home until the next afternoon.
06:21I floated toward them out of instinct, lifting my arms to help her take off slippers.
06:27Just like I always did.
06:29That's my girl.
06:31But my hands passed straight through her.
06:34Chloe, get out of bed right now.
06:38She walked to the kitchen, saw the empty kettle, and exploded in anger.
06:45You do nothing in this house!
06:46Just leech off me!
06:47Can't you even fill a kettle?
06:49Mom, I can't move.
06:51I'm sick.
06:52Mommy!
06:52She stole my dress!
06:54Mom rushed to the bedroom and saw my lifeless body holding the dress.
06:57Rage burned on her face.
07:02She ripped the dress away, and my body slumped limply to the side.
07:09Mom's whole attention was on the dress, not me.
07:12She checked every inch, furious at the slight wrinkles on the fabric.
07:16She grabbed a thick hardcover book and threw it hard at my body.
07:19My body jolted from the impact, motionless.
07:22Who told you to touch your sister's things?
07:24She shouted insults non-stop.
07:27Then grabbed a hanger and whipped my body over and over.
07:30I watched from above, my soul floating, helpless.
07:33Every strike landed on my cold, unmoving body.
07:35When she grew tired, she kicked me harshly.
07:38Get up!
07:39Wash this dress!
07:40Write a five-page apology!
07:41No food until you finish!
07:43I didn't move.
07:44Her anger flared again, ready to hit me once more.
07:47Then her phone rang.
07:49It was the hospital calling for Mom.
07:52Her fierce expression vanished in a second, replaced by gentle softness.
07:55She promised to head over immediately.
07:57She took Anna's hand, ready to leave again.
08:00Anna glanced at me and asked softly,
08:02What about Chloe?
08:04Mom sneered.
08:05Forget her.
08:06Let her lie there starving.
08:08They left happily, talking about pizza on the way.
08:10I floated alone beside my dead body.
08:13Mom worked as a popular pediatrician, kind and patient to every sick child at work.
08:17She smiled, comforted them, gave them stickers.
08:20But to me, her own daughter, she had never been gentle.
08:22I wondered for a long time, and finally convinced myself I am a bad, annoying, unlovable child.
08:29I deserved all of this.
08:30Then the doorbell rang.
08:32It's delivery.
08:34I floated to the door and saw the takeout bag.
08:37Mom ordered food for me, afraid I would starve.
08:40A tiny flicker of warmth stirred in my heart.
08:42She still cared a little, until I saw the receipt.
08:45Shrimp scampi.
08:46I was deathly allergic to shrimp.
08:50Once, I ate it as a kid and was rushed to emergency care.
08:54Mom remembered every single one of Anna's allergies, but she'd completely forgotten mine.
09:00It's fine.
09:01I'm already dead.
09:02I can't eat it anyway.
09:03Day after day passed, and a terrible rotting smell filled the apartment.
09:08On the third day, Mom and Anna finally came home.
09:12The stench hit them the second they opened the door.
09:15Mom was disgusted and furious, yelling at me for making a mess on purpose.
09:19Anna whined to the neighbors, lying about me throwing up and making the room dirty on purpose.
09:23Neighbors grew worried about the strange, rotten odor.
09:26One neighbor questioned her coldly.
09:27Has your daughter been home alone for days?
09:31Mom insisted.
09:32I was fine, old enough to take care of myself.
09:34She hated embarrassment more than anything.
09:37Now the whole neighborhood smelled the rot, and I was the one to blame.
09:42She unlocked the door, and waves of putrid air flooded out.
09:49Mom held her nose, yelling threats and insults, convinced I was acting out of spite.
09:57She walked into the bedroom and saw my curled-up body.
10:01The horrible, decaying smell came entirely from me.
10:05As a doctor, she knew that smell all too well.
10:10The stench of a decomposing corpse, something she'd only encountered in morgues and labs.
10:17Never in her own home.
10:19Never from her own daughter.
10:23She froze in place, eyes wide with terror and disbelief.
10:29Impossible!
10:31She rushed over and grabbed my arm.
10:33The stiff, waxy texture of rigor mortis told her everything.
10:37My body rolled over, and she saw my face at last.
10:40Bluish, gray skin.
10:43Pale-cracked lips.
10:45Cloudy, empty eyes.
10:46She screamed and shook my body violently, begging me to wake up.
10:51Refusing to accept the truth, she told everyone a burglar must have hurt me.
10:54Police and paramedics arrived quickly.
10:57The medical examiner found blunt force trauma on my head, caused by the hardcover book on the floor,
11:02the very book mom threw at me.
11:04Mom turned pale with terror.
11:06Then the doctor spoke slowly.
11:08But that is not what killed her.
11:10The cause of death is intracranial hemorrhage, a ruptured blood vessel in the brain.
11:15It came from a long-term, undiagnosed neurological condition.
11:19There's no indication she suffered.
11:21Mom screamed in denial, saying I had normal test results years ago.
11:24The officer asked coldly,
11:26How old was she when you did those tests?
11:27Four?
11:29Children change.
11:30Illnesses develop.
11:30You are a doctor.
11:31How could you ignore that?
11:32A neighbor whose husband was a neurologist revealed the truth.
11:35I suffered from paroxysmal, kinesogenic dyskinesia,
11:39a rare disease causing uncontrollable twitches, weakness, and body spasms.
11:43All the strange things I did as a kid,
11:45dropped bowls, messy scribbles, sudden collapses,
11:48were painful symptoms, not bad behavior.
11:51Anna suddenly cried, scared of losing mom.
11:53In a burst of rage, mom slapped her heart across the face.
11:57It's all your fault!
11:59Mom screamed at Anna.
12:01I watched coldly, used to this unfair logic.
12:04When I was sick, I was a liar.
12:06When Anna was selfish, it was my fault.
12:09The full autopsy report laid everything bare.
12:12My rare illness was treatable with simple medicine if diagnosed early.
12:17But years of neglect and denial made it worse and worse.
12:21Constant intracranial pressure finally burst my brain vessel.
12:24I wasn't naughty, wasn't attention, seeking, wasn't a bad kid.
12:30I was just a sick little girl begging for help, and my own mother refused to see it.
12:35For the first time, I finally understood.
12:37I was never the problem.
12:40Mom broke down completely when she read the official report.
12:43Still unwilling to take responsibility, she blamed everything on Anna's lies.
12:47I remembered all the times Anna framed me.
12:51Knocking over milk.
12:53Breaking mom's favorite trophy.
12:55Hiding evidence.
12:57Crying fake tears.
12:59Mom never questioned her.
13:00Never checked the truth.
13:02She only saw what she wanted to see.
13:04You are the adult.
13:05The doctor.
13:06The mother.
13:07You chose to believe one daughter and abandon the other.
13:09That is no one's fault but yours.
13:16Overwhelmed by guilt and pain, mom collapsed, gasping for air.
13:22Under extreme distress, mom developed an acute anxiety disorder.
13:26Heart palpitations, tremors, a feeling of impending doom at the words on the chart they were so familiar when I
13:31was alive.
13:32I felt all of those things every single day when I was six.
13:36I collapsed on the sidewalk and couldn't get up.
13:38Chloe, stop putting on a show.
13:40Get up and walk home yourself.
13:42When I was eight, the pressure in my head hurt so much.
13:45I cried all night.
13:46If I get one complaint from the neighbors about your crying, I'll call someone to come take you away!
13:55She pressed the call button again.
13:59Didn't I already tell you?
14:00There is nothing physically wrong with you.
14:03Stop hitting the call button.
14:04You're not dying.
14:06You felt this for what a few hours and you already can't take it.
14:11Mom was sentenced to prison and permanently lost custody of Anna.
14:14No relatives wanted her.
14:16She was sent to a foster home and returned in less than a week on her.
14:19I want my mommy!
14:21First day.
14:21She threw a tantrum, broke bowls, cut up her blanket, said she'd go hungry if she didn't eat.
14:26She tried tears and a hunger strike, even faking a stomach ache.
14:29Nobody had the time or energy to figure out if her drama was real or fakes.
14:32So she started bullying smaller children stealing their toys when caught she tried to blame someone else.
14:36Just like she used to do to me.
14:37But now the lies were easy to see through the punishment, came quickly no snacks cleaning.
14:41Standing in the corner.
14:42Facing the wall, she became the most disliked kid in the entire home.
14:45Sometimes a family would come looking to adopt a girl.
14:48Anna would always push her way to the front, trying her best to look sweet and obedient.
14:51But after they learned about her history, every single one of them shook their heads and walked away.
14:57At the same time, my death became a huge story online.
15:00Parents of children with the same rare disease spoke out the comment, said her sentence was too light.
15:04Mom never saw any of those comments in prison, she started to lose her mind.
15:08Mom sometimes she'd sit up straight and talk to the empty air.
15:11Chloe, mommy's here. Don't be afraid.
15:13She'd hug her blanket and rock it like a baby.
15:16Clutching her head and sobbing, mommy was wrong.
15:19She has nothing now, Anna's gone.
15:21I am gone her job, her reputation, her freedom.
15:23All gone nothing left, but her and the memories she can no longer run from, for my soul faded completely.
15:29I went to see her one last time, she fell to her knees reaching out, trying to touch me.
15:32Chloe, take me with you. In the next life, I'll love you the way I should have.
15:37I hovered in front of her and looked at her.
15:39The tears were real. The regret was real. The pain was real.
15:42But what did any of it mean to me now?
15:44I said it softly, mom, the living.
15:46Can't usually hear, but somehow she heard me. Her head snapped up.
15:50Her eyes found exactly where I was standing.
15:53Chloe, you called me?
15:55I looked at her and said calmly,
15:57Mom, no. In my next life, I never want you to be my mother again.
16:05After I said it,
16:07I felt my body getting lighter, becoming transparent like smoke.
16:10Fading in the wind, I knew my time was up.
16:13I came to a place I don't know how to describe it.
16:15There was no color, no sound.
16:17Just a soft, warm, peaceful feeling, I think I.
16:20Slept for a very, very long time when I woke up again.
16:23It was to warm sunlight and the sound of laughter.
16:27Welcome to this world, my baby.
16:29Mom loves you.
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