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00:00:00My dad used to be my superhero. He was a firefighter, rushing into burning buildings, saving lives.
00:00:09Until that day, my hero killed me with his hands.
00:00:13The downtown building collapsed. It was pitch black, like I was trapped in an iron barrel.
00:00:19The air was thick, dust and blood everywhere.
00:00:22A huge concrete slab was crushing my chest.
00:00:25It hurt so much. Every breath felt like swallowing broken glass.
00:00:30Mom shielded me with her body. Her arms were torn open by rebar, but she kept digging through the rubble.
00:00:36Just when I thought I couldn't hold on any longer, a blinding light cut through the darkness.
00:00:41It was Dad! He was wearing that firefighter uniform I admired so much, charging like a superhero.
00:00:47I thought I was saved.
00:00:49Dad, it hurts. Please help me.
00:00:53I weakly reached out to him.
00:00:55Liam! Save Mia! She is bleeding!
00:00:58But Dad only paused for a second.
00:01:00He followed another crying voice, turned without hesitation, and walked towards the corner.
00:01:06There she was.
00:01:07Aria, the daughter of his first love, Serena.
00:01:10She only had a few scratches, but hugging her knees and pretending to cry loudly.
00:01:14Chloe, listen to me.
00:01:16Serena and her daughter are in an extremely critical situation.
00:01:21I have to go to them now.
00:01:24What are you saying?
00:01:25What about our daughter? Can't you save your own daughter first?
00:01:29Dad frowned. He forcefully pried open Mom's blood-soaked fingers.
00:01:35Chloe, don't be difficult right now.
00:01:37My duty is to prioritize the people in the most danger.
00:01:41Mia, hang in there. Daddy will get them out first.
00:01:44Then I will come right back for you.
00:01:47I watch him walk against the light, holding someone else's daughter tightly in his arms, striding out of the rubble.
00:01:55I don't cry, because Dad is a hero. Heroes always save the weakest first, right?
00:02:01Dad taught me to be strong.
00:02:03Mom, don't cry. It doesn't hurt anymore.
00:02:16Mom's screams tore through my ears, but I couldn't hear them clearly anymore.
00:02:22My body grew lighter.
00:02:24I floated up into the air and turned into a transparent ghost.
00:02:29I look down at my own crushed, unrecognizable body.
00:02:33Then I look at Dad walking away.
00:02:36I watch him walking against the light, hold someone else's daughter against his chest.
00:02:40He walked so fast, too fast to hear Mom's cries for help.
00:02:48Dad, the girl in your arms is smiling so happily.
00:02:56But you don't know, your own daughter,
00:02:59the one who waited for you every night to come home and tell her bedtime stories,
00:03:05died forever today.
00:03:13After becoming a ghost, I follow Mom, who looks like a walking corpse, all the way to the hospital.
00:03:20Under the harsh fluorescent lights, two metal paddles keep shocking my body.
00:03:24It must hurt, because Mom kept crying, but I couldn't feel the pain anymore,
00:03:29until the cold machine screamed into a flat line.
00:03:32The doctor shook his head helplessly.
00:03:35He draped a white sheet over my dust-covered face.
00:03:38Mom collapsed onto the cold tiles of the emergency room.
00:03:41She cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound.
00:03:44But where was Dad?
00:03:47I float through the long hospital corridors,
00:03:50searching for him, through the half-open moor.
00:03:53Finally, I found him,
00:03:55in the most luxurious VIP room at the end of the hallway.
00:03:58I see Aria lying on a soft hospital bed.
00:04:01Then, next to her was a giant pink gift box.
00:04:05The limited edition Barbie doll I had dreamed of.
00:04:08I begged Dad for an entire month.
00:04:10You know what he said?
00:04:12Too expensive.
00:04:13Little kids shouldn't be so vain.
00:04:18But now, he buys it for someone else's daughter,
00:04:22even without looking at the price tag.
00:04:24Liam, the VIP room is too expensive.
00:04:27If Chloe finds out you used her card, she'll be angry.
00:04:31Dad gently strokes her hair.
00:04:32His voice was softer than I had ever heard.
00:04:35It is fine.
00:04:36A good environment will help Aria recover.
00:04:38Chloe has lots of money, and she will not mind.
00:04:41Float up to the ceiling.
00:04:43I shouted in protest.
00:04:45That is Mom's money!
00:04:46But he couldn't hear me.
00:04:48His phone screen lit up.
00:04:50Dad glances it, then turns it off.
00:04:52Right at moment,
00:04:54Mom is standing outside the slightly open door
00:04:57like a wandering ghost.
00:05:00Her once pure white dress is now stained dark red
00:05:04with my blood.
00:05:05Her body is covered in dirt and wounds.
00:05:08She just stares at the scene inside the room.
00:05:10Liam and Serena's family are like a real happy family.
00:05:14They are laughing and enjoying themselves.
00:05:17The cold wind in the roadway blew through Mom's hair.
00:05:20She is holding her phone, which is still ringing.
00:05:25The last glim of light in her eyes
00:05:28goes out completely.
00:05:32Mom pushes open the hospital room door.
00:05:35Covered in dust and blood,
00:05:37she looks like something dragged back from hell,
00:05:39shattering the warmth of the room.
00:05:42Dad sees Mom.
00:05:43He pulls away from Serena like he'd been electrocuted.
00:05:47Chloe?
00:05:48Why do you look like this?
00:05:50What are you doing here?
00:05:51So this is what you have been so busy doing?
00:05:54Can't even answer the phone?
00:05:55I could see her injured leg was still limping.
00:05:59I wanted to float over to Dad,
00:06:02tell him Mom was in pain,
00:06:04tell him I was already dead.
00:06:06But instead,
00:06:08Dad instinctively stepped in front of Serena's bed,
00:06:11as if Mom was some crazy woman who might hurt them.
00:06:14Chloe, can you be reasonable for once?
00:06:16Since Serena is a single mother,
00:06:17she almost fainted from stride earlier.
00:06:19I'm just here helping to comfort Area.
00:06:21Helping?
00:06:22Helping?
00:06:23Liam,
00:06:24when you were saving them,
00:06:26did you think of Mia for even one second?
00:06:28Do you know whose blood this is?
00:06:30Chloe, enough.
00:06:31My job is to save the people in the most danger.
00:06:34You and Mia are fine now,
00:06:36aren't you?
00:06:37What's the big deal about a few minor injuries?
00:06:39You have to make it in the hospital?
00:06:41Fine.
00:06:42I float in mid-air,
00:06:44tears dripping down.
00:06:46Daddy,
00:06:46can't you see the blood on Mommy's clothes?
00:06:49That is my blood.
00:06:50Your own daughter is already covered with a white sheet.
00:06:54Liam,
00:06:55don't blame Chloe.
00:06:57It's all my fault.
00:06:58It's okay.
00:06:59This isn't your fault.
00:07:01Don't worry.
00:07:02I'll handle it.
00:07:03When Dad looks back at Mom,
00:07:04his eyes had turned ice cold.
00:07:06Go back to Mia.
00:07:07Take care of her.
00:07:08I will be home late.
00:07:09Mom looks at Dad's shameless face.
00:07:11Suddenly,
00:07:12she stops trembling,
00:07:13her eyes shifting from disappointment to calm.
00:07:16You'll never see Mia again.
00:07:18Mom walks away in disappointment.
00:07:20Dad shouts ridiculous a few times behind her back,
00:07:23but he doesn't chase after her at all,
00:07:25because area on the hospital bed calls out weekly.
00:07:28Uncle Liam,
00:07:29don't go.
00:07:31I'm scared.
00:07:32He immediately turns around,
00:07:34hurried back to her hospital bedside looking utterly anxious,
00:07:37and gently took her hand.
00:07:39No.
00:07:40I'm not leaving.
00:07:41Sleep peacefully.
00:07:42I don't follow Mom.
00:07:44I stay in the hospital room,
00:07:45floating quietly beside Dad.
00:07:47Late at night,
00:07:47the VIP room is so quiet you could only hear the humidizer.
00:07:51Aunt Serena and Aria are both asleep.
00:07:53Dad sits in the companion chair,
00:07:55rubbing his reddened eyes.
00:07:56He looks so,
00:07:57so tired.
00:07:58Daddy's just too busy.
00:08:00He's a big hero.
00:08:01Heroes never have time for their own families.
00:08:05I am still secretly making excuses for him in my heart.
00:08:08He didn't not love me.
00:08:10He just didn't hear my cries for help.
00:08:12Once he was done with his work,
00:08:14he would definitely come home and tell me a bedtime story, right?
00:08:17I float down and walk in front of him.
00:08:20Daddy, I'm not angry at you anymore.
00:08:22It was so dark and cold under the rubble.
00:08:25Hold me, please.
00:08:26Please, I stand on my tiptoes,
00:08:29reach out my transparent little hand.
00:08:33I want to touch his furrowed brow,
00:08:35just like when he used to tuck me in.
00:08:39However,
00:08:41my fingertips pass through his body,
00:08:43like a wisp of wind,
00:08:45without any resistance.
00:08:47I froze.
00:08:48Unwilling to give up,
00:08:50I try again.
00:08:51My entire arm went through his chest.
00:08:54I couldn't touch him anymore.
00:08:58Just then,
00:08:59Dad leans down.
00:09:01He gently tucks Area's blanket
00:09:04and plants a tender goodnight kiss on her forehead.
00:09:08Watching that kiss,
00:09:09my transparent body felt as if it has been crushed all over again.
00:09:13So this is it.
00:09:14The dead cannot hug the living.
00:09:16And I finally understood,
00:09:18in this world,
00:09:19I am already a ghost with no place to belong.
00:09:22The next day,
00:09:23the sun is shining brightly.
00:09:25Dad goes for a walk in the park across to the hospital with Serena and Aria.
00:09:30The three of chicks each other on the lawn.
00:09:33Their laughter echoes through the air,
00:09:35just like a real family.
00:09:38Once upon a time,
00:09:39my parents and I were that happy too.
00:09:42The harsh sunlight pierces through my soul.
00:09:46I feel inexplicably cold.
00:09:48Not far away,
00:09:50I see Mom sitting on a park bench.
00:09:53My baby Mia.
00:09:57Aunt Chloe!
00:09:59Aria waves brightly at Mom.
00:10:04Chloe?
00:10:05What's wrong with you?
00:10:07Where's Mia?
00:10:08Why didn't you bring her to the park?
00:10:13She's not coming.
00:10:15You didn't forget you promised to spend her birthday with her tomorrow, did you?
00:10:19Of course I didn't.
00:10:21I've already got her gift.
00:10:22I'll be there.
00:10:23On time.
00:10:24You'd better remember.
00:10:28I see Mom cry again.
00:10:31Aria!
00:10:38I'm totally fine, actually.
00:10:43It was all an act.
00:10:46I just didn't want Uncle Liam going to save Mia,
00:10:49so I clung to his leg and wouldn't let go.
00:11:02That collapse was brutal.
00:11:05No way, you snake.
00:11:08No way she made it out.
00:11:10She's dead for sure by now, right?
00:11:14I float in mid-air and cover my mouth in horror.
00:11:18Uncle Liam!
00:11:19Hey, kiddo.
00:11:20I just gave Aunt Kama a lollipop.
00:11:23I hope she won't be angry anymore.
00:11:26Dad smiles proudly and pat Aria's head.
00:11:29He praises her for such a kind haute of a haise.
00:11:33Tomorrow morning, 10 o'clock.
00:11:35The downtown church.
00:11:37Don't be late.
00:11:39Sewing this, Mama turns around and Zota way.
00:11:43Okay.
00:11:44He has no idea at all.
00:11:48Tomorrow's party wouldn't have a birthday cake.
00:11:52Or birthday candles.
00:11:55Only a cold coffin.
00:11:57My coffin.
00:12:01The party is held as scheduled.
00:12:04No colorful balloons.
00:12:05No sweet strawberry cake.
00:12:07Only a cold, solemn church.
00:12:10In the center of the church, a small white wooden box.
00:12:15That is my new bed.
00:12:16My body lies quietly inside,
00:12:19wearing the most beautiful princess dress Mom had ever bought for me,
00:12:22surrounded by white flowers.
00:12:24Mom walks up to the coffin, hands trembling.
00:12:28She places my favorite fairy tale book beside me.
00:12:31Mia.
00:12:33I am sorry.
00:12:35I never got to finish those stories for you.
00:12:39Didn't you say you wanted to see the ocean?
00:12:42I just wanted to watch you grow up safe and happy.
00:12:46She leans against the edge of the coffin.
00:12:49Tears fell heavily onto my face.
00:12:52Mom, don't cry.
00:12:54I float beside her,
00:12:56desperately trying to wipe away her tears.
00:12:58But my hands only pass through her cheeks.
00:13:05It is already 9.50.
00:13:07Her father still is not here?
00:13:09I heard that man is at the hospital with his mistress child.
00:13:13He won't even come to his own daughter's funeral.
00:13:19Chloe, maybe Liam is just stuck in traffic.
00:13:23Give him a call.
00:13:28Traffic jam?
00:13:30He completely forgot.
00:13:32I should have realized sooner.
00:13:34He never loved me.
00:13:36And he never loved Mia.
00:13:38Don't act impulsively.
00:13:40Liam is still Mia's father.
00:13:44I will give him one last chance.
00:13:47At Uncle Mason's pleading,
00:13:49Mom still dialed the number.
00:13:51The dialing screen shows calling for a long time.
00:13:54I pray devoutly.
00:13:56Dad, please.
00:13:58This is your last chance to see me.
00:14:02The call connects.
00:14:04I excitedly lean closer.
00:14:06I float in the air,
00:14:07hearing the chaotic background noise of a hospital from the phone.
00:14:10Chloe, I might be a little late.
00:14:12Dad's voice sounds so matter-of-fact,
00:14:14even with a hint of aneriation at being interrupted.
00:14:17I told you.
00:14:18Be here sharp at 10.
00:14:21Is Mia throwing a tantrum again?
00:14:24Calm her down first.
00:14:25Aria had some issues during her examination.
00:14:28I need to stay and handle it.
00:14:32Me?
00:14:33Throwing a tantrum?
00:14:34Again?
00:14:35I'm already a corpse, Daddy.
00:14:38How can I throw a tantrum?
00:14:39I instinctively look at Mom and for help.
00:14:42I see her close her eyes in utter disappointment and hang up the phone directly.
00:14:48The funeral will start on time.
00:14:50I won't wait for him anymore.
00:14:52I couldn't accept it.
00:14:54I want to see Dad.
00:14:57I want Dad to touch my cheek one last time.
00:15:00Driven by a strong desire,
00:15:03my soul followed the phone signal
00:15:05and traveled to Dad's side.
00:15:11Inside the VIP room,
00:15:14Aria is smugly winking at Aunt Serena.
00:15:16Then suddenly,
00:15:17she burst into loud sobs grabbing Dad's shirt tightly.
00:15:21I don't want Uncle Liam to go.
00:15:23I've never had a birthday.
00:15:25Mommy is always busy.
00:15:27No one stays with...
00:15:29Liam,
00:15:30you can go to celebrate Mia's birthday.
00:15:34Don't worry about us.
00:15:37A widow and her child.
00:15:39Liam holds Aria's hand,
00:15:41comforting her gently.
00:15:43No, no.
00:15:44I won't abandon you.
00:15:46It's fine.
00:15:47I'll stay a little longer,
00:15:48leaving until Aria falls asleep.
00:15:53Serena smiles with relief.
00:15:55How piercing that smile was.
00:15:58Just as Dad is holding Aria's hand,
00:16:00smiling with such affection,
00:16:01his phone on the night band lights up.
00:16:03A breaking news alert from a local news outlet.
00:16:06Dad glances at it casually,
00:16:08and was about to swipe it away.
00:16:09He pleases the moment it touched the screen,
00:16:11as if electrocuted.
00:16:13The headline read,
00:16:14Downtown Collapse,
00:16:15Latest Victim List Confirmed,
00:16:17includes five-year-old girl.
00:16:19The photo attached to the news
00:16:21showed a blood-stained dress,
00:16:22hanging from the edge of a white sheet.
00:16:25The dress he bought for me just last week.
00:16:27Liam's eyes locked onto that familiar hem.
00:16:32His throat bow bobs painly,
00:16:34and his face turns deathly pale in an instant.
00:16:39Uncle Liam?
00:16:41What's wrong with you?
00:16:45Mia!
00:16:56Uncle Liam?
00:16:57What's wrong?
00:16:59Aria shakes his hand.
00:17:00Dad's body begins to tremble violently.
00:17:03He stares at the photo.
00:17:04Eyes instantly turn red.
00:17:06Then, his lips jiver as he tries to click on the link.
00:17:09I float down,
00:17:10hovering above his finger.
00:17:12Click it, Dad.
00:17:12If you just click it,
00:17:13you'll see my name.
00:17:15Then you could know
00:17:15I've already turned into a cold,
00:17:17lifeless body.
00:17:18But just as his fingertip
00:17:20is about to touch the screen,
00:17:22Serena glances at the headline
00:17:23from the corner of her eye.
00:17:25Her expression shifts slightly.
00:17:26Then she suddenly waves her hand.
00:17:28A cup of boiling hot water
00:17:30is deliberately knocked over,
00:17:31all over Dad's pant leg.
00:17:33Oops!
00:17:34I'm so sorry, Liam!
00:17:35My hand slipped!
00:17:36Dad jumps up from the burn,
00:17:38and the phone fell onto the hospital bed.
00:17:41Serena reacts swiftly,
00:17:43snatching the phone
00:17:43and pressing the lock button at once.
00:17:45The screen become black instantly.
00:17:47Liam shoves Serena away in terror,
00:17:50his voice trembling.
00:17:53Wait, Serena.
00:17:54That news just now.
00:17:56That dress.
00:17:58Mia was wearing that same dress
00:18:00when she left today.
00:18:10Liam, you're too tired
00:18:12and overthinking things.
00:18:14That kind of fast fashion floral dress
00:18:17is sold everywhere.
00:18:19Thousands of little girls wear them.
00:18:20Liam shakes his head,
00:18:22panic filling his eyes.
00:18:24But what if-
00:18:24There's no what if!
00:18:25Serena stares into his eyes.
00:18:27Think about it.
00:18:28If something really had happened to Mia,
00:18:30would Chloe be so calm calling you?
00:18:32Would she tell you to show up at 10 o'clock
00:18:34for Mia's birthday party?
00:18:35The bloodshot red in his eyes,
00:18:38gradually fading.
00:18:40Liam gasps for breath.
00:18:42You're right.
00:18:44You're right.
00:18:45Chloe said she was throwing a tantrum.
00:18:48Dead people don't throw tantrums.
00:18:51The hospital room is warm,
00:18:52but I feel so cold.
00:18:54Maybe because I am too far from Mom.
00:18:56I watch Dad carefully tuck Area's blanket,
00:18:59promising to stay with her
00:19:01for another 10 minutes.
00:19:03Suddenly,
00:19:03I don't want to wait for him anymore.
00:19:06I pass through the pure white walls of the ward.
00:19:09I'm going back.
00:19:11I return to Mom's side.
00:19:13The ceremony is coming to an end,
00:19:15with the church bells rang.
00:19:17Sad hymns echo through the empty hall.
00:19:19Two staff members in black suits
00:19:21exchange grave glances
00:19:22and walk toward my body.
00:19:24They lift the pure white coffin lid,
00:19:26one on each side.
00:19:27They are about to seal me away
00:19:28in the darkness forever.
00:19:30Watching that slowly descending wooden board,
00:19:32I suddenly feel so afraid.
00:19:34I still remembered the night of my fifth birthday.
00:19:36The power went out,
00:19:37and the room was as dark
00:19:38as a monster's gaping mouth.
00:19:40I hid in the closet,
00:19:41crying in fear.
00:19:42It was Dad,
00:19:43holding a flashlight,
00:19:44who rushed in like a knight
00:19:46and pulled me tightly into his arms.
00:19:48At that time,
00:19:49he stroked my head,
00:19:50gently promised me,
00:19:52Don't be afraid, Mia.
00:19:53Whenever you're in trouble,
00:19:54Dad will appear like a superhero
00:19:56to protect you.
00:19:57Dad,
00:19:58it's so dark and cold here.
00:20:01Where is your superhero cape?
00:20:03Did you forget about me?
00:20:05No!
00:20:06Please, don't!
00:20:07Mom rushes forward
00:20:08and holds onto the edge
00:20:10of the coffin desperately.
00:20:11I'm not ready to say goodbye to her yet!
00:20:13Please don't do this!
00:20:15Mom wails in despair.
00:20:16Her cries make everyone in the room tear up.
00:20:18The staff members look troubled,
00:20:21trying to pull her away,
00:20:22but she fights them off wildly.
00:20:24Stop!
00:20:24No!
00:20:25My Mia's afraid of the dark!
00:20:27Uncle Mason steps forward in tears,
00:20:29holding the struggling Chloe
00:20:30tightly from behind.
00:20:31Chloe,
00:20:32let go
00:20:32and give her peace.
00:20:34Mom collapses lightly
00:20:35into Uncle Mason's arms
00:20:37in tears.
00:20:38I float above the coffin,
00:20:39watching the lid closed
00:20:40inch by inch in despair.
00:20:42Dad,
00:20:42if you don't come soon,
00:20:44I'll really be locked away forever
00:20:46in this dark box.
00:20:52Just as the longest nail
00:20:54is about to be hammered in,
00:20:57sunlight mixed with cold wind pouring in,
00:21:00the crying in the hall stops abruptly.
00:21:02Everyone turns to look at the entrance.
00:21:04I float in midair,
00:21:05feeling as if my dead heart could beat again.
00:21:08The figure standing against the light at the door,
00:21:11could it be Dad?
00:21:13The gate swings fully open,
00:21:16revealing nothing but emptiness inside.
00:21:18Just a strong gust of wind.
00:21:21My coffin is sealed shut for good.
00:21:23In the hospital room,
00:21:24Dad,
00:21:24who is watching Aria fall asleep so gently,
00:21:27suddenly clutches his chest in agony.
00:21:29A sharp,
00:21:29intense pain makes it almost impossible
00:21:31for him to sit still.
00:21:32Cold sweat pours down his forehead.
00:21:34Liam,
00:21:35are you okay?
00:21:36I don't know,
00:21:37but it hurts so much here.
00:21:40Dad,
00:21:41it hurts,
00:21:42doesn't it?
00:21:43That's the same pain I felt
00:21:45when you left me under the rubble.
00:21:47Dad finally panics
00:21:49and forces himself to stand up.
00:21:52I have to go.
00:21:53Mia's birthday is today.
00:21:55I'll come back to see you tomorrow.
00:21:57He grabs the pink Barbie doll gift box
00:22:00and stumbles out of the hospital room.
00:22:02Back at the church,
00:22:04the staff member raises the cold hammer.
00:22:06Mom clings to the edge of my coffin,
00:22:08crying hysterically.
00:22:09Meanwhile,
00:22:10on the sunlit street,
00:22:11Dad slams the gas pedal to the floor.
00:22:14He looks at the pink gift box
00:22:15on the passenger seat.
00:22:16Guilt in his eyes
00:22:17slowly turns into anticipation.
00:22:20Mia,
00:22:20Daddy is almost there.
00:22:22Are you ready?
00:22:22But Dad,
00:22:23that Barbie doll in your hand
00:22:24is never bought for me.
00:22:25In the church,
00:22:26the first long nail
00:22:27is mercilessly hammered into the wood.
00:22:30Dad hums softly
00:22:31as he turns the steering wheel,
00:22:32a look of anticipation on his face.
00:22:35The second heavy blow,
00:22:36the second nail fell.
00:22:37Mom lies across my coffin,
00:22:39crying in despair,
00:22:40calling my name over and over again.
00:22:42Outside the church doors,
00:22:43Dad runs up the steps,
00:22:45out of breath,
00:22:45holding the pink gift box.
00:22:47The third blow,
00:22:48my coffin is sealed shut for good.
00:22:50Mom has completely lost her strength.
00:22:52She collapses on the ground,
00:22:53letting my coffin be carried away.
00:22:55Outside the church doors,
00:22:56Dad takes a deep breath.
00:22:57Wearing a smile,
00:22:58he pushes open the heavy wooden doors
00:23:00with both hands.
00:23:01Mia!
00:23:02Daddy's here!
00:23:15Mia!
00:23:20No colorful balloons,
00:23:22no happy birthday song.
00:23:24The church is filled with guests in black.
00:23:27White candles flicker gently.
00:23:29A scene of solemn peace.
00:23:31In the center of the church,
00:23:32my black and white portrait
00:23:34is surrounded by pure white lilies.
00:23:38Dad breezes in place.
00:23:41His pupils dilate violently.
00:23:44No!
00:23:45This is impossible!
00:23:47It can't be!
00:23:48He starts frantically weaving through the church pews,
00:23:51searching and rummaging.
00:23:53Not behind the curtains.
00:23:55Not under the tables.
00:23:59Not in the crowd.
00:24:02Mia!
00:24:04Mia!
00:24:04Mia!
00:24:04Come out!
00:24:05Stop hiding from Daddy!
00:24:08Daddy bought you that doll you wanted so much!
00:24:11No one answers.
00:24:13Mom stands on the platform,
00:24:16calmly watching this absurd scene.
00:24:18The guests leave with sighs.
00:24:20As they go,
00:24:21they mutter with indignation.
00:24:23What a pathetic excuse for a father.
00:24:25Dad shoves aside the heavy pools roughly.
00:24:28He stumbles rushily to my portrait.
00:24:32His hands tremble as he reaches out
00:24:34to touch my bright smiling face in the photo.
00:24:37His eyes are bloodshot,
00:24:38staring at Mom like a mad beast.
00:24:40What the hell is going on?
00:24:41What did you do to Mia?
00:24:42Mom slowly raises her head.
00:24:44All that is left in her eyes
00:24:46is the calm of dead ash.
00:24:47You are late, Liam.
00:24:51You are playing a prank on me
00:24:53with Mia, are you not?
00:24:55Fine.
00:24:56I give up.
00:24:57Just tell me where Mia is!
00:24:59Mom yanks its dad's hand mercilessly.
00:25:02She speaks word by word
00:25:04in the coldest voice,
00:25:06delivering the final verdict.
00:25:09You will never see her again.
00:25:17My soul floats in mid-air,
00:25:19watching Dad fall into complete despair.
00:25:23That superhero,
00:25:24who once stood tall like a mountain,
00:25:27now kneels before my coffin,
00:25:29sobbing like a pile of mud.
00:25:31I reach out to wipe his tears.
00:25:36But suddenly I realize
00:25:39I don't feel sorry for him anymore.
00:25:43After my funeral,
00:25:44Dad becomes like an empty shell
00:25:46drained of his soul.
00:25:48He locks himself inside the house
00:25:50that once belonged to our little family,
00:25:52drinks himself into a stupor every day.
00:25:55I have never seen Dad so broken.
00:25:57I used to think heroes were invincible.
00:26:01But the bloody truth tells me,
00:26:05heroes make mistakes too.
00:26:07They choose the wrong people too.
00:26:11I almost forgive Dad.
00:26:14But I soon regret my generosity,
00:26:17because Aunt Serena moves in
00:26:19with Arya,
00:26:21brazenly and openly.
00:26:23Liam,
00:26:23that earthquake destroyed everything.
00:26:26We are homeless now.
00:26:28If you don't take us in,
00:26:30Arya will die.
00:26:32Serena's eyes glister with tears,
00:26:34clings to Dad's arm.
00:26:36Dad looks at her,
00:26:38then at Arya,
00:26:39who puts on her pitiful act.
00:26:43But he even gives in.
00:26:45He gives the door code to the woman
00:26:48who indirectly caused my death.
00:26:50I float on the chandelier
00:26:53in the living room,
00:26:54watching Serena and her daughter
00:26:56make themselves at home.
00:26:58The moment Dad turns
00:26:59and walks into the kitchen,
00:27:01Serena's fragile mask
00:27:02tears apart instantly.
00:27:04She looks at my photo on the wall,
00:27:06and her eyes are full of disgust.
00:27:09Get rid of all this dead person's stuff.
00:27:11It's bad luck just looking at it.
00:27:13She orders Arya around.
00:27:15My photo frames,
00:27:16my paintbrushes,
00:27:18and even my favorite stuffed brunny.
00:27:21All swept into black garbage bags.
00:27:27I cry,
00:27:28and try to stop them,
00:27:30but it is useless.
00:27:32My transparent hands
00:27:34pass through the disfarted items,
00:27:36over and over again.
00:27:39Little hands wave in the air desperately.
00:27:42Maybe God hears my crying.
00:27:44A gust of wind blows,
00:27:45and a flower pot on the window shell
00:27:47crashes to the floor.
00:27:49Dad hears the noise and comes out.
00:27:52Serena,
00:27:53what are you doing?
00:27:56Serena, what are you doing?
00:27:58Serena's face
00:27:59instantly puts a wounded expression.
00:28:04Liam,
00:28:06I just don't want you to feel sad.
00:28:09Every time you see these things...
00:28:11Arya chimes in too.
00:28:13Uncle Liam,
00:28:14Mom is just trying to help you move on.
00:28:17You're not mad at her,
00:28:19are you?
00:28:19Dad looks at Arya
00:28:21and opens his mouth.
00:28:23However,
00:28:23he can't even get a single word of blame out.
00:28:26Sorry.
00:28:27It's my fault.
00:28:29I shouldn't take this out on you.
00:28:30You're innocent.
00:28:31Arya smiles brightly.
00:28:33Uncle Liam,
00:28:34can I be your daughter too?
00:28:36I've always dreamed of having a hero dad like you.
00:28:39Thank you, Arya.
00:28:40You're so thoughtful.
00:28:41I float in the air.
00:28:43And keep screaming.
00:28:44No!
00:28:45Dad only has one daughter.
00:28:47Me!
00:28:48But they can't hear my heart breaking.
00:28:50I watch dad hug Serena and Arya.
00:28:53In that moment,
00:28:54my heart dies completely.
00:28:56That afternoon,
00:28:58Mom comes back to this house.
00:28:59With her back is Uncle Ryan,
00:29:01the bodyguard.
00:29:02Die red light flashes.
00:29:04Wrong password.
00:29:05Mom freezes in place.
00:29:07This place used to be my warmest home,
00:29:09but now it won't even let her through the front door.
00:29:11Uncle Ryan kicks the door open.
00:29:14Mom rushes into the living room,
00:29:17but her footsteps freeze the moment she sees the house.
00:29:21Empty.
00:29:21Completely empty.
00:29:24The shelves that once held my photos,
00:29:27bare.
00:29:28The drawings I made on the walls,
00:29:30cruelly covered up by landscape paintings.
00:29:33Where are Mia's photos?
00:29:35Where did they all go?
00:29:36Mom's voice is angry and trembling.
00:29:43I don't know.
00:29:44Maybe the cleaners packed them away.
00:29:48Her eyes are full venomous provocation.
00:29:52I know where they went.
00:29:54Mom says keeping dead people's things brings bad luck.
00:29:58So we threw all the dead person's stuff into the trash.
00:30:05The room falls into dead silence.
00:30:07I float in midair,
00:30:09seeing Mom's body tremble like a leaf in the wind.
00:30:12She slowly turns her head.
00:30:14Her eyes are bloodshot,
00:30:15as if they might drip blood.
00:30:17You threw away the last traces of Mia in this world?
00:30:24How dare you!
00:30:26Mom lunges at Serena like a mad lioness.
00:30:29She grabs the woman's red hair
00:30:31and slams her onto the hard wooden floor.
00:30:34Ah!
00:30:36Let go of me!
00:30:37You crazy woman!
00:30:39Serena screams and tries to fight back,
00:30:42but Mom scrattles her and delivers a loud sharp slap.
00:30:45The crisp sound echoes through the living room.
00:30:48What a beautiful sound.
00:30:50I float up to the ceiling,
00:30:52and I can't help but giggle.
00:30:54Just then,
00:30:55Dad comes home.
00:30:57He pushes the door open.
00:30:58Seeing the scene,
00:31:00Dad rushes over in panic,
00:31:02trying to pull Mom away.
00:31:03Chloe?
00:31:04Have you lost your mind?
00:31:06Stop it!
00:31:07Don't hurt innocent people!
00:31:09Innocent?
00:31:12Hearing those words,
00:31:13the hatred in Mom's eyes burns like fire.
00:31:16Before Dad can get close,
00:31:18Uncle Ryan blocks him like a mountain.
00:31:21His large hand grips Baz's shoulder tightly.
00:31:24Sir,
00:31:25Serena is currently trespassing,
00:31:27and Chloe is simply defending herself.
00:31:30Dad is completely restrained,
00:31:32but he congenitally hout.
00:31:35This is my house!
00:31:37Seize my guest!
00:31:39Mom stands up,
00:31:40looking down at Serena,
00:31:41who is sprawled on the floor like trash.
00:31:43Then she glances coldly at Dad.
00:31:44Your house?
00:31:45Liam Howard,
00:31:45have you forgotten?
00:31:46I'm the one paying the mortgage.
00:31:48Either you get Mia's things back,
00:31:49or you and these two bitches get the hell out.
00:31:51Dad's face cycles through shades of pale and red.
00:31:53He lowers his head,
00:31:55too humiliated to look up.
00:31:57The sun blazes overhead,
00:32:00and green flies buzz around the community trash bins.
00:32:03The air reeks of rotting garbage.
00:32:06My hero Dad is kneeling in the pile of waste,
00:32:09surrounded by leaking acidic liquid.
00:32:12Sweat pours down his face,
00:32:13and his hands are covered in black blood.
00:32:15He searches bag by bag for my belongings.
00:32:18My soul floats nearby,
00:32:20watching them reap what they sowed.
00:32:23Liam, this smell is unbearable.
00:32:25Can't we just buy her new things?
00:32:27Why do we have to dig through this dump?
00:32:28Dad ignores her.
00:32:29He carefully pulls a dirty,
00:32:31cracked photo frame from the trash.
00:32:33My baby picture.
00:32:34One month old.
00:32:35He wipes the frame,
00:32:36with his hands shaking.
00:32:38None of these things.
00:32:40I never gave her a single one.
00:32:46I'm a complete failure of a father.
00:32:52I remember.
00:32:53Every time I asked Dad for a gift,
00:32:55he always had an excuse.
00:32:57Not practical.
00:32:58Too expensive.
00:32:59You already have too many toys.
00:33:02He never understood.
00:33:03I didn't just want the toy.
00:33:05I wanted proof that he loved me.
00:33:07Just then,
00:33:08Mom walks over.
00:33:10Behind her are several servants,
00:33:12carrying huge black garbage bags.
00:33:15Bang.
00:33:16Bang, bang.
00:33:17The bags slam onto the ground at their feet.
00:33:20The contents spill out.
00:33:22Silk dresses,
00:33:23designer handbags,
00:33:25high-end cosmetics,
00:33:26and the giant stuffed bear Dad bought for Ara.
00:33:29Dirty water splashes all over Serena,
00:33:31but right now,
00:33:32she doesn't even care about the filth.
00:33:34My limited edition bags.
00:33:36My couture dresses.
00:33:37She desperately tries to pick up her luxury items,
00:33:41now soaked in stinking sewage.
00:33:44Mom crosses her arms,
00:33:46looking down at her.
00:33:48Does it hurt?
00:33:50Does it break your heart?
00:33:52Mom's sharp high-heel
00:33:54presses mercilessly
00:33:56onto the designer bag.
00:33:59It doesn't feel good, does it?
00:34:03Watching the things you precious
00:34:05get trampled like garbage?
00:34:07Liam, look at her!
00:34:09I already brought everything back!
00:34:11What more does she want?
00:34:12Liam looks at Chloe and frowns.
00:34:14You think just bringing it back is enough?
00:34:15You're gonna clean every single item until it shines.
00:34:18Then you'll crawl to my daughter's grave,
00:34:20kneel down,
00:34:21and apologize to her.
00:34:25Dusk at the cemetery.
00:34:26The wind is bone-killingly cold.
00:34:28Bright sunflowers surround my tombstone.
00:34:30Dad and Serena kneel side by side on the cold stone slab.
00:34:33Mom strokes my name on the grave.
00:34:34Her voice is so gentle it breaks the heart.
00:34:37Mia,
00:34:37Mommy brought her here to atone for her sins.
00:34:39Mom's eyes turn razor sharp.
00:34:41She reaches out suddenly and grabs the back of Serena's head,
00:34:44forcing her face down against the stone steps.
00:34:46For Seduyan,
00:34:48the married man,
00:34:48and destroying my family.
00:34:50Let me go!
00:34:51Serena struggles pathetically.
00:34:52Her delicate makeup smears with dirt.
00:34:54Mom slams her head against the tombstone again.
00:34:57And this one,
00:34:58for my daughter who died so horribly!
00:35:00Blood seeps from Serena's forehead.
00:35:02She lets out a pig-like squeal.
00:35:03You are more responsible than anyone else!
00:35:05Take it out on me!
00:35:06Dad can't bear it anymore.
00:35:08He struggles to plead for her.
00:35:09She's fragile.
00:35:10Something bad will happen.
00:35:12Mom stops.
00:35:13She slowly turns her head,
00:35:15looking at Dad like he's already dead.
00:35:17Then let her die.
00:35:19A life for a life?
00:35:21Isn't that fair?
00:35:22Dad stares at Mom in disbelief.
00:35:24I sit on my tombstone,
00:35:26swinging my transparent legs.
00:35:27Watching this scene,
00:35:28my heart feels nothing but pure satisfaction.
00:35:30But it's not the end.
00:35:31Mom stands up,
00:35:33taking out her phone.
00:35:34She points the camera at herself
00:35:35and presses the global livestream button on Instagram.
00:35:37Hell is only now opening its gates for them.
00:35:41The wind at the cemetery dries the tears on Mom's face.
00:35:44She stands tall,
00:35:45like a queen on her throne.
00:35:46She raises her phone,
00:35:48now broadcasting live to the world.
00:35:50The viewer count jumps wildly.
00:35:521,000,
00:35:5210,000,
00:35:53100,000.
00:35:54Dense comments scroll like falling snow.
00:35:56Mom turns the camera to Serena,
00:35:58who kneels on the ground,
00:35:59face covered in blood.
00:36:00And next to her,
00:36:01Dad,
00:36:02filthy and humiliated.
00:36:04Hello, everyone.
00:36:05My name is Chloe.
00:36:06Today,
00:36:06I want the whole world to see the true face of my husband,
00:36:09Liam Howard.
00:36:09The man they call a firefighting hero.
00:36:11Dad's face turns deathly pale.
00:36:13The rubble of the downtown collapse,
00:36:15this man abandoned our five-year-old daughter.
00:36:18He saved his first love's child instead.
00:36:20And while my daughter took her last breath,
00:36:22he was using our joint assets
00:36:23to buy that mistress a $100,000 apartment.
00:36:26The pain on Mom's face is raw and infectious.
00:36:29Chloe,
00:36:30you're insane.
00:36:31Turn it off.
00:36:31You'll ruin my career.
00:36:33Uncle Ryan
00:36:33kicks Dad hard in the back of his knee.
00:36:36Dad cries out in pain
00:36:37and falls to his knees again,
00:36:39right in front of my tombstone.
00:36:41My soul looks down at him from above.
00:36:43I don't feel sorry for him anymore.
00:36:46The wind picks up around them.
00:36:48It blows Serena's hair into disarray.
00:36:50She looks utterly pathetic.
00:36:51Don't film me!
00:36:52This is invasion of privacy!
00:36:54I'll sue you!
00:36:55Her screams are deranged.
00:36:57I float in mid-air
00:36:58and watch the flood of hate comments on the screen.
00:37:02I lean close to Dad's ear,
00:37:05blow a cold breath.
00:37:08Dad?
00:37:09Do you regret it now?
00:37:12I see Dad shiver.
00:37:15Strange.
00:37:16Why does it feel like cold air is blowing on my ear?
00:37:19Serena grabs Dad's arm,
00:37:21whimpers pitifully.
00:37:23Liam,
00:37:24please,
00:37:25take me away from here.
00:37:28In the end,
00:37:29Dad still chooses Serena
00:37:30and shields her as they flee the scene.
00:37:34But they underestimate the power of the internet.
00:37:38Within two hours,
00:37:39the video spreads across the entire city.
00:37:43Serena and Aria flee back to the apartment
00:37:45Mom paid for.
00:37:48They barely sit down
00:37:49when an angry mob of neighbors
00:37:51smashes through the front door.
00:37:55Bam!
00:37:56The door slams against the wall.
00:37:58A dozen furious people
00:37:59storm into the living room like a hurricane.
00:38:03The red-haired woman leading them
00:38:05points at Serena's face with disgust.
00:38:08Our community doesn't welcome
00:38:10home-wrecking murderers!
00:38:12Get out!
00:38:13A fruit bowl is overturned.
00:38:14Bright fruits roll across the floor.
00:38:16Crushed under stomping feet.
00:38:18That giant pink teddy bear Dad spent a fortune on for Aria.
00:38:22A furious man grabs it.
00:38:24The seams burst.
00:38:25White cheap cotton fluff flies through the air like snow.
00:38:28No!
00:38:29That's my bear!
00:38:30Aria shrinks into the corner of the sofa
00:38:32and lets out a desperate scream.
00:38:35Serena tries desperately to shield her.
00:38:37Her designer clothes tear
00:38:38and her face gets slapped multiple times.
00:38:41She doesn't even know who did it.
00:38:43I float in the swirling cotton flour
00:38:45watching this chaotic scene.
00:38:52Aria, you only lost a teddy bear.
00:38:56I lost my life.
00:38:58The mob trashes everything.
00:39:00They grab Serena and her daughter
00:39:02and throw them out onto the cold street like garbage.
00:39:12The door locks shut behind them.
00:39:15Merciless!
00:39:18Serena holds trembling Aria in her arms.
00:39:21Her gaze slowly shifting from pity to a viper-like madness.
00:39:29I'm genuinely curious to see what Serena will pull
00:39:33now that she's homeless.
00:39:35So, my spirit quietly follows her.
00:39:40Serena takes Aria to a cheap, run-deck motel.
00:39:44In the bathroom, the shower is running.
00:39:47I phase through the wall and hover over the tub.
00:39:49What I see next leaves me surprised.
00:39:52Aria is wearing nothing but a thin sundress.
00:39:54Serena is pinning her down in the bathtub
00:39:56and the poor girl is shaking uncontrollably from the cold.
00:40:00Mommy?
00:40:01What are you doing?
00:40:03I'm so cold.
00:40:05Serena has this crazy look in her eyes.
00:40:08She grabs a full bucket of ice
00:40:10and splash-dumps-dumps the whole thing into the tub
00:40:13without a second thought.
00:40:15No! Stop it! Please!
00:40:17Aria screams as the ice hits her.
00:40:19Serena holds her struggling shoulders down,
00:40:22her face twisting with the effort.
00:40:23Shut up!
00:40:25If we don't do this, we won't even be able to eat!
00:40:28We need Liam's sympathy!
00:40:30But Mommy, I can't breathe.
00:40:33My heart hurts.
00:40:36Aria's face turns deathly pale in seconds.
00:40:39Her lips turn blue,
00:40:41and she thrashels in the icy water
00:40:43like a fish gossiping for air.
00:40:45I watch from the ceiling,
00:40:47completely detached.
00:40:51The way Aria is crying and begging for her life,
00:40:55it's exactly how I looked under those ruins.
00:40:59The only difference is,
00:41:02I was killed by Dad's neglect.
00:41:11She's being drowned by her mother's greed.
00:41:15Dad,
00:41:16if you knew you sacrificed your own daughter
00:41:19just to save people this twisted,
00:41:26would you finally feel a shred of regret?
00:41:29Serena watches her daughter's breathing fade
00:41:33until Aria finally blacks out.
00:41:40Only then,
00:41:41does she frantically dial Dad's number.
00:41:45Liam!
00:41:46Help!
00:41:48Aria had a heart attack!
00:41:51Chloe sent people to scare her,
00:41:53and she collapsed!
00:41:55Outside the ER,
00:41:57the red light glares harshly.
00:41:59Dad comes charging in,
00:42:00drenched in sweat.
00:42:01The second Serena sees him,
00:42:03she collapses into his arms,
00:42:05sobbing.
00:42:06Liam,
00:42:07if Aria doesn't make it,
00:42:09I don't want to live anymore.
00:42:11What a total hypocrite.
00:42:13I sit on the bench,
00:42:14watching Serena.
00:42:15It is all Chloe's fault.
00:42:17If she had not stirred up all that trouble online,
00:42:20those thugs never would have come after Aria.
00:42:23Dad holds her tight,
00:42:24staring at the ER doors
00:42:26with the veins in his forehead bolsting.
00:42:28The doctor says she needs surgery immediately.
00:42:31Liam,
00:42:32what am I going to do?
00:42:33Hearing Serena pin everything on Mom
00:42:35makes me so mad I start stomping my feet in mid-air.
00:42:38Dad!
00:42:39She's a liar!
00:42:40Don't fall for it!
00:42:41I scream into his ear,
00:42:42but he doesn't hear a thing.
00:42:44He just squeezes Serena's shoulders.
00:42:46Don't worry.
00:42:47I'll handle the medical bills.
00:42:48Dad grits his teeth,
00:42:50giving every ounce of his sympathy to that snake, Serena.
00:42:53He doesn't even bother to double cheery check
00:42:55why Aria is actually sick.
00:42:58If he'd bothered to ask a single doctor,
00:43:00he'd know.
00:43:02Aria's heart stopped because of severe hypothermia.
00:43:05Being scared doesn't do that to a person.
00:43:08He stands up abruptly
00:43:10and storms out of the hospital in a blind rage.
00:43:13Watching him go,
00:43:15I feel a wave of pure nausea.
00:43:17Dad,
00:43:18you're not just blind.
00:43:21You're a complete and utter moron.
00:43:23Since you're so hell-tent on
00:43:25unpicking a fight with Mom,
00:43:30go ahead.
00:43:33Go see exactly what kind of hell she has waiting for you.
00:43:39Dad kicks the front door of the villa open with a violent bang.
00:43:42Chloe,
00:43:43why can't you just leave Serena alone?
00:43:44They're innocent!
00:43:45He storms into the dining room,
00:43:47roaring at the top of his links.
00:43:48Aria is lying in a hospital bed unconscious right now.
00:43:51Is this what you wanted?
00:43:52My spirit drifts in right behind him.
00:43:54But instead of finding a guilty,
00:43:56sobbing wife,
00:43:57Har's met with the aroma of premium coffee
00:44:00and two faces full of cold mockery.
00:44:03Mom,
00:44:03is sitting by the sun-dreamt kitchen island,
00:44:07elegantly flipping through some documents.
00:44:09And standing right next to her is a tall,
00:44:11handsome man,
00:44:13its uncle.
00:44:13Ryan leans in close,
00:44:15thoughtfully tucking a stray lock of hair behind Chloe's ear.
00:44:19Seeing Dad standing there all disheveled and fuming,
00:44:22Mom doesn't even bother to look up.
00:44:24What exactly am I supposed to be satisfied with, Liam?
00:44:26I simply sent a few people over to take back a house that belongs to me.
00:44:29Chloe sets her documents down and fixes her gaze on Liam.
00:44:32A cold plays on Mom's lips.
00:44:33She looks at Dad like he's a piece of trash.
00:44:35If that little brat drops dead just because she got a little spooked,
00:44:37that's hardly my problem.
00:44:38Dad's eyes widen like he's seeing a stranger.
00:44:40How can you be so vicious?
00:44:43Aren't you afraid of having blood on your hands?
00:44:46Vicious?
00:44:47Mom stands up abruptly,
00:44:48her powerful aura forcing Liam to take a half-step back.
00:44:51You think I'm vicious?
00:44:53This is nothing compared to what my daughter went through.
00:44:56If it means making you suffer for the rest of your lives,
00:44:58I'll go to hell for it!
00:45:00Dad is left speechless,
00:45:01his face flushing with frustration.
00:45:03He turns and points a finger on Ryan,
00:45:05who is watching the scene with a faint, amused smile.
00:45:07And who the hell is he?
00:45:08You're bringing other men into our home?
00:45:10Instead of making excuses,
00:45:12Chloe links her arm through Ryan's
00:45:14and gives him a radiant, stunning smile.
00:45:15This is my house.
00:45:16It'll bring whoever I want back here.
00:45:19I perch myself on Ryan's shoulder,
00:45:20watching Dad's face twist with a mix of jealousy and helplessness.
00:45:24I'm so happy I do a little flip in the air.
00:45:26Dad is raging, glaring daggers at Ryan.
00:45:29He originally came here to demand justice for Aria.
00:45:33She developed heart disease because of ice water.
00:45:36But now, with him nothing but pure unadulterated jealousy.
00:45:39Chloe, you cannot do this to me!
00:45:40We are not even divorced yet!
00:45:42Dad tries to reclaim his territory using his status as a husband.
00:45:46So what if we are not?
00:45:47We are just friends.
00:45:49Exactly like you and Serena.
00:45:52Surely you understand that kind of relationship better than anyone, right?
00:45:57Dad's face instantly turns a deep bruised purple.
00:46:01He stands there in total humiliation,
00:46:03his steps heavy, unable to move.
00:46:05I cannot help but cheer for...
00:46:07Without her money, Dad can't even afford Aria's hospital bills.
00:46:10Knowing that Serena's little scheme is about to crash and burn
00:46:13makes me want to run laps around the living room.
00:46:16Since yours tone would determine to stay,
00:46:17go to the kitchen and fix us some dinner.
00:46:19Lemia's hands clenched into fists,
00:46:21the knuckles white with suppressed rage.
00:46:23And remember, take good care of my guest.
00:46:25The warning in her smile was unmistakable.
00:46:27He turned and walked away,
00:46:29his shoulders slumped in defeat.
00:46:31Ten minutes later,
00:46:32the big hero who used to wear a crisp firefighting uniform
00:46:34and rescue people from ruins?
00:46:36Now, he has got a ridiculous pink floral apron
00:46:39seashed around his waist,
00:46:40standing by the sink like a lowerly servant.
00:46:42He is scrubbing a cucumber so hard
00:46:44that water splashes all over his face.
00:46:46Meanwhile, just a wall away in the dining room,
00:46:48Mom and Ryan are having a blast.
00:46:50Their laughter drips into the kitchen.
00:46:52I hover in the air,
00:46:53watching Dad's face turn a sickly shade of green.
00:46:55He grits his teeth,
00:46:56slamming the clear onto the cutting.
00:46:57You like a pathetic, stray dog right now.
00:47:01Dinner is finally served.
00:47:09Chloe, this stuff looks...
00:47:11barely edible.
00:47:13It is burnt to a crisp.
00:47:16Dad's breathing turns heavy in an instant.
00:47:18His fists clench deep in his apron pockets,
00:47:20knuckles cracking under the strain.
00:47:22Just as he is about to blow over a fuse,
00:47:24Mom casually stabs a slice of apple with her fork
00:47:26and holds it up to Ryan's...
00:47:28Then don't eat his garbage.
00:47:29Here, try this apple.
00:47:31Is it sweet?
00:47:37If it is from you,
00:47:39it is always sweet.
00:47:42Watching them flirt so shamelessly
00:47:44right in front of him,
00:47:45Dad's eyes turn a bloodshot vengeful red.
00:47:48He is losing his mind with jealousy.
00:47:50I hover above the dining table,
00:47:52watching Dad look so utterly pathetic and repressed.
00:47:55I can't resist adding a little fuel to the fire.
00:47:58Ugh, Liam, what is that smell?
00:48:00That is disgusting.
00:48:01Mom instantly covered her nose,
00:48:03her face twisted in pure revulsion.
00:48:05Dad scrambles with a rag,
00:48:06trying to wipe himself down,
00:48:08but he only makes a bigger mess.
00:48:10He looks like a total clown,
00:48:11perched on the chandelier.
00:48:13I can't help but gigger.
00:48:18Dinner ends in a suffocating, awkward silence.
00:48:24This is for you.
00:48:25I think the scent really suits you.
00:48:27Ryan looks flattered,
00:48:29casting a sidelight glance at Dad,
00:48:31who's scrubbing dishes in the kitchen.
00:48:36Has been this a little awkward?
00:48:38Awkward?
00:48:39Why would it be?
00:48:40Liam is famous for being generous.
00:48:42He's so busy playing the good Samanerton.
00:48:45I'm sure he's thrilled I finally have someone to keep me company.
00:48:48Isn't that right, Liam?
00:48:50The loud break crack of a shattering plate echoes from the kitchen.
00:48:55Dad's completely heartbroken.
00:48:58It's getting late, Ryan.
00:49:00Don't you think it's time to head out?
00:49:03Mom grind by his tie, pulling him close.
00:49:07Why leave so late?
00:49:10I can go to your room and give you a full body massage.
00:49:16You are a woman, and he is a grown man!
00:49:21Do you honestly think it's appropriate to go into his room dressed like that?
00:49:28Mom don't back back down.
00:49:30She steps closer, patting Dap's rigid cheek with her long, slender fingers.
00:49:36Don't be so jealous, Liam.
00:49:38Drop the pathetic act of possessiveness.
00:49:41She brushes past Dad, who stands frozen in place,
00:49:46and links arms with Ryan as they walk toward the guest room at the end of the hall.
00:49:52Dad stands in the dark corridor alone.
00:49:55The doors lock tight.
00:49:57Dad's entire world has collapsed.
00:50:03Early the next morning, Dad, who had spent the entire night being eaten live by jealousy and humiliation,
00:50:08receives a barrage of frantic calls from Serena.
00:50:10Watching Ad was sobbing with claiming Zion with dark area had suffered a heartache attack
00:50:14and needed media under his surgeries and a martyr-like expression.
00:50:17I know exactly what was coming.
00:50:18He is ready to play the savior again.
00:50:22Chloe, we need to talk.
00:50:24He took a deep breath, his tone dripping with self-righteousness.
00:50:29Back then, every time he started a sentence like that, it meant I was about to get a lecture.
00:50:35I know you are mad at me.
00:50:37I can take the humiliation you put me through last night.
00:50:40I can live with it.
00:50:43But Area's heart condition has flared up.
00:50:46She is in the ER right now.
00:50:48She is just a little girl, the same age as Mia.
00:50:51His voice is almost pleading, yet he still manages to sound so condescending.
00:50:56You are a good person.
00:50:58You have always been.
00:51:00Are you really going to let your hatred for me get in the way and let an innocent child die?
00:51:06An innocent child?
00:51:08Hovering in mid-air, I feel myself shaking with pure rage at those words.
00:51:13Dad, I am also innocent.
00:51:16Why did you abandon me?
00:51:18Did you ever give a single thought to me?
00:51:21Right then, I feel a strange surge of power.
00:51:25I look down and see my transparent fingertips.
00:51:30Frosting over with a layer of bone-chilling white ice.
00:51:34Fueled by my absolute fury.
00:51:36So my hatred actually has the power to touch this world.
00:51:41I lash out with my hands.
00:51:43A crystal goblet sitting right next to mom shatters instantly.
00:51:51Red gash across dad's hypocritical face.
00:51:54Dad clutches his bleeding cheeks in terror, stumbling back with his eyes wide, looking like he had just seen a
00:52:02ghost.
00:52:04After dad's self-rightness take the high road speech, mom looks absolutely disgusted.
00:52:08She stands up, looking at him like he's a cockroach she just found in her soup.
00:52:12Kindness?
00:52:13Liam, how dare you say that?
00:52:15You want my money to save the one who killed my daughter?
00:52:18And I'm supposed to be reasonable?
00:52:19Chloe, how did you get this cold-blooded?
00:52:22Aria is innocent!
00:52:23If Mia were looking down on us, she would never want to see her mother turn into a heartless murderer.
00:52:30Hearing him use my name to guilt-trap mom might blood boil.
00:52:34I channel every bit of my energy and slam a gust of freezing wind right into him.
00:52:38The firefighting hero award hanging on the wall, his pride and love, flies off and shatters right at his feet.
00:52:44Shut up! You don't get to say Mia's name! If you're so worried about your soulmate, then go save her
00:52:48yourself!
00:52:49Mom grabs the divorce papers she'd already prepared and hurls them straight at his face.
00:52:54Sign them and get the hell out of my house! I'm not giving you or them a single cent!
00:53:00Fine! Fine! Consider it signed! I don't want your dirty dunny anyway!
00:53:04He scribbles his name in a rage and storms out, slamming the door behind him.
00:53:08I drift down next to mom, watching his back as he walks away, and I can't help but smile.
00:53:14Go ahead dad, go save your precious Serena and her kid. I'm just getting started with them.
00:53:20The VIP hospital room is dead silent in the middle of the night.
00:53:23I drift inside, my transparent toes hovering just above Serena's bedside.
00:53:27She's curled up on the cat, probably having some beautiful dream.
00:53:30As I stare down at the two of them, who had nested in a life that wasn't theirs, I slowly
00:53:34raise my hand.
00:53:35I don't need to get back as a little trip down memory lane would be more than enough.
00:53:37The smell of disinfectant in the air begins to shift, turning into the suffocating scent of concrete dust mixed with
00:53:44the metallic tang of dried blood.
00:53:45Serena at brow and frowes at the stench, and she tosses and turns uncomfortably.
00:53:51Who, who's under there?
00:53:52No answer. Her hand shakes as she reaches for the light switch, but her eyes accidentally catch the wall.
00:53:58At some point, a streak of blood appears on the white paint.
00:54:01Lean closer to her ear and let out a soft, icy breath.
00:54:04Auntie Serena, the rocks are so heavy, it hurts.
00:54:08Ah! No! Get away! Don't come after me! I didn't kill you! That's, that's on your father!
00:54:13Yeah, I kept Leon from going to the ruins to save you, but I didn't have a choice! I lost
00:54:17my husband!
00:54:17I had nothing! I had to hold on to him like he was all I had! He is the one
00:54:21who chose to play the hero and pick us!
00:54:22Listening to her speak without a shred of remorse, my gaze turned ice cold.
00:54:27She's still denying it!
00:54:34Fine, then let's show you what happens next.
00:54:37Ah! Let me go! Please, let me go! I'll tell you everything!
00:54:42It was me. I hurt Aria just to keep Liam. I'm a terrible mother. I don't deserve her.
00:54:48I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please, just let me go!
00:54:53The late night snacks hit the floor with a heavy thud, hot soup splashing everywhere.
00:54:57What did you just say?
00:54:57Every single word Sierra just spit out has pierced Dad's ears.
00:55:00He uses a sense of heroism. He was saving a poor struggling of my death,
00:55:03telling himself it was the right thing to do in spending of blaming Serena.
00:55:05But now, the brutal truth is like a rusty saw, hacking straight through his delusion.
00:55:09Liam! No! Let me explain! I was just having a nightmare!
00:55:17I was just having a nightmare!
00:55:19Get off me!
00:55:23Dad's massive hands wrap around Serena's neck, squeezing tight.
00:55:28It was you! You're the reason my Mia is dead!
00:55:32Dad! You've been lying to me this whole time, you poisonous bitch!
00:55:38Let go! Liam, I can't breathe!
00:55:41Her eyes roll back as she claws frantically at his arms, leaving behind rows of bloody scratches.
00:55:45I hover in the air, watching with cold and dents as this perfect couple tears each other apart.
00:55:49Dad, what's the point of choking her now?
00:55:51Even if you rip her to shreds, I'm never coming back.
00:55:54Just as Serena is one second away from taking her last breath,
00:55:57Bam!
00:55:59The hospital door is slammed open once again.
00:56:03I told you I'd make you both pay.
00:56:09Pull them apart!
00:56:13Several burly officers rush in,
00:56:18Forcibly dragging a frenzied dad off Serena and penning his arms behind his back against the wall.
00:56:24Serena Ellitz,
00:56:25We have received critical audio evidence provided by Mrs. Chloe Howard.
00:56:29You are under arrest for suspicion of murder,
00:56:31Felsony child abuse,
00:56:33and large-scale fraud.
00:56:34The cold handcuff snapshot locking tight around Serena wrists.
00:56:38The fear finally sets in.
00:56:40Please, let me go!
00:56:41I can't go to prison!
00:56:43Aria needs her mother!
00:56:44Mom looks down at her,
00:56:47Her eyes cold without sympathy.
00:56:49Take her away.
00:56:50Prison should give her plenty of time to think.
00:56:52On the hospital bed,
00:56:54Aria weakly opens her eyes,
00:56:55Her face still deathly pale.
00:56:57Two stone-faced officers step forward and pick her up by force.
00:57:00Aria does not understand what is happening yet,
00:57:02But she starts struggling.
00:57:04I want mommy!
00:57:05I want uncle Liam!
00:57:06Let me go!
00:57:07This little brat,
00:57:08Who used to brag in front of my mom,
00:57:10And maliciously curse me to dead,
00:57:11Is now crying like a pathetic beggar.
00:57:13I drift down to the hospital window and,
00:57:15From the other side of the glass,
00:57:17Make a huge mocking face at her.
00:57:19Aria,
00:57:20Did you not love stealing other people's dads?
00:57:22Well,
00:57:23Now you do not have one anymore,
00:57:25Not even your mom.
00:57:27And trust me,
00:57:29Those hard beds in the orphanage?
00:57:32Nothing like your comfy VIP room.
00:57:39I watch as Serena is roughly dragged away by the police,
00:57:43Her blood-catting screams echoing through the entire hallway.
00:57:47Meanwhile,
00:57:48Dad,
00:57:49The once-proud firefighting hero,
00:57:52Is slumped on the floor tiles.
00:57:55He stares at the mess around him,
00:57:58His eyes as hollow as a completely broken puppet.
00:58:02Mom turns around,
00:58:04Leaving without giving him a single glance.
00:58:14Mom,
00:58:15We won.
00:58:18The morning sun outside the courthouse feels cold and sterile.
00:58:26I've always hated the vibe of this place,
00:58:28So I just sit on the front steps and wait.
00:58:33Finally,
00:58:34Mom strides out those massive doors,
00:58:37Her heels,
00:58:38Clicking against the stone,
00:58:40With total confidence.
00:58:42She's holding the official divorce re-read,
00:58:45Looking like she's finally shed a heavy skin.
00:58:48Dad comes stumbling out after her,
00:58:51Looking like a total wreck.
00:58:53Chloe,
00:58:54Wait!
00:58:56Can we please just talk for a second?
00:58:59His eyes are bloodshot,
00:59:00And his voice is thick with desperation.
00:59:05Mom stops and turns around.
00:59:08She looks down at him with the kind of icy stare you'd give a complete stranger.
00:59:13Tears stream down Liam's face,
00:59:16Disappearing into his messy stubble.
00:59:19I know I've put you through hell,
00:59:20And I want to apologize for everything.
00:59:27I quit the fire department.
00:59:29I've signed up to be a volunteer teacher in the slums.
00:59:32I'm leaving tomorrow.
00:59:33Dad's voice breaks,
00:59:35Trying that same old self-exhaustion act,
00:59:38Hoping to wring one last bit of pity out of Mom.
00:59:41In his mind,
00:59:42If he looks miserable enough,
00:59:44She'll soften like she always used to.
00:59:46Maybe even give him a hug.
00:59:48Is that it?
00:59:51Dad looks stunned.
00:59:52He definitely,
00:59:53They didn't expect her to be this indifferent.
00:59:59All right then.
01:00:01Safe travels.
01:00:02Goodbye.
01:00:03Without a hint of hesitation,
01:00:06Mom turns her back on him.
01:00:09She walks straight over to Ryan,
01:00:11Who's been waiting by the curb,
01:00:13And slides into the back of his black Bentley.
01:00:18I hover in the air,
01:00:20Watching Dad collapse onto the rough stone pavement of the courthouse,
01:00:25Sobbing his heart out.
01:00:33Too little,
01:00:35Too late, Dad.
01:00:44Your apology isn't worth a damn thing now.
01:00:49Mom drives off in the black Bentley with Ryan.
01:00:53I hover in mid-air,
01:00:55Looking down at Dad kneeling on the rough pavement.
01:00:58Suddenly,
01:00:59I'm curious.
01:01:00I want to see what a hero who has lost everything does next.
01:01:04Dad stays on his knees for a long time before finally swaying to his feet.
01:01:08He wanders onto the street like a zombie,
01:01:11His soul completely hollowed out.
01:01:12I follow him,
01:01:14Watching him walk from dawn until dusk.
01:01:16He doesn't eat a single bite or drink a drop of water.
01:01:20People on the street point and stare,
01:01:22But he is deaf to it all.
01:01:23He just keeps moving.
01:01:24It is late at night when he finally stops.
01:01:26He has reached the center of the city,
01:01:28Standing at the very site of the collapse.
01:01:30Yellow police tape still surrounds the area.
01:01:32This is where I died.
01:01:33This is where it all began.
01:01:36I watch him pull that pink Barbie doll,
01:01:38The one he never got to give me,
01:01:40Out from inside his jacket.
01:01:41Mia,
01:01:43Daddy's here now.
01:01:44I'm taking you home.
01:01:46Suddenly pulls out a large canister from somewhere,
01:01:48And starts drenching himself,
01:01:50Pouring it from his head down to his toes.
01:01:52Click.
01:01:52The crisp sound of metal breaks the dead silence.
01:01:55A tiny blue flame flickers on his lighter,
01:01:57And without a second thought,
01:01:58Liam lets it go.
01:01:59A massive wall of fire erupts instantly,
01:02:01Swallowing Liam whole.
01:02:02The roaring flames melt the firefighting uniform,
01:02:04He was once so proud of.
01:02:05The fire chars the very arms,
01:02:07He used to hold everyone but me.
01:02:08I drift just outside the heat of the blaze,
01:02:11Quietly watching him struggle in the fire,
01:02:13Until he finally collapses,
01:02:15Turning into a blackened heap.
01:02:16Those eyes that used to look at me with warmth,
01:02:18Are now nothing but ash.
01:02:19Dad,
01:02:20I don't hate you anymore,
01:02:21Because honestly,
01:02:22You're not even worth the effort.
01:02:24By the time the fire burns out,
01:02:26Dawn has broken.
01:02:28I guess it is time for me to go, too.
01:02:31I turn into a golden breeze,
01:02:34Drifting through the city streets,
01:02:36And floating to mom's side one last time.
01:02:39Mom is leaning back in uncle Ryan's arms,
01:02:41Quietly watching the world outside the window.
01:02:43I lean in and leave a cold,
01:02:45Weightless kiss on her cheek.
01:02:47Goodbye mom,
01:02:48I wish you every happiness.
01:02:49I don't say another word,
01:02:51I just brush past her hair and graze her cheek,
01:02:53Like a shadow of a hug.
01:02:54The moment the breeze touches her,
01:02:56Mom's calm expression freezes.
01:02:58It is like she feels something.
01:03:00She intinctively reaches up,
01:03:02Her fingertips brushing the exact spot where my phantom kiss landed.
01:03:05I see her eyes well up with tears.
01:03:07Chloe,
01:03:08What's wrong?
01:03:08Are you cold?
01:03:09Mom doesn't say anything.
01:03:11She just stares at the windowsill.
01:03:14Even though there is no wind,
01:03:16The potted sunflower suddenly tilts and sways just a little.
01:03:24Mom rests her head on Ryan's shoulder.
01:03:27As she watches a ray of sunlight pierce through the clouds,
01:03:31A smile spreads across her face.
01:03:37Mom, you felt that, didn't you?
01:03:39I close my eyes and let go,
01:03:42Flying towards the warmest light,
01:03:44Finally at peace.
01:03:49Time.
01:03:51It has its own kind of gentle magic.
01:03:54They named me,
01:03:56Mia.
01:03:58My mom.
01:04:01My dad.
01:04:05They loved me so much.
01:04:15Through the haze,
01:04:17I hear a nursery rhyme,
01:04:19The one I loved most when I was five.
01:04:22Wait,
01:04:23Is this heaven?
01:04:25No,
01:04:26My sweet girl.
01:04:28This is where I will always wait for you.
01:04:58Welcome back,
01:04:59my little angel. Surrounded by the warmth of a steady heartbeat, I start to smile, too.
01:05:08This time, I know for sure, I have finally been born into a world of real love.
01:05:38I know for sure, I know for sure, but I know for sure, I know for sure.
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