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00:00I pushed my father off the cliff.
00:03His body was impaled on a dead tree.
00:05I didn't leave until I made sure he was dead.
00:08I will never forget the earthquake.
00:10Years ago, he abandoned my mother and me to save his love.
00:15After the earthquake, Mommy fell asleep.
00:18I curled up in her arms.
00:20She was getting so cold.
00:22We were hiding under a giant rock.
00:25I sucked on Mommy's finger.
00:26She fed me warm brown sugar water.
00:30Daddy's voice came through the broken phone.
00:33Get Stella and the lightly injured first.
00:35Leave Irene for later.
00:36She's tough as nails.
00:38Waiting a little longer won't kill her.
00:39It was really Daddy.
00:41Mommy said he would rescue us soon.
00:44But why did he make Mommy wait?
00:46I whispered to the phone.
00:49Daddy, Mommy went to sleep.
00:53She gave me lots of brown sugar water.
00:56It tastes like iron.
00:58But I'm not scared.
01:01Mommy said you'll come and save me before it all runs out.
01:05The phone went totally silent.
01:07I kept drinking the warm brown sugar water.
01:11Then Daddy started screaming through the speaker.
01:14He ordered everyone to find me.
01:17Daddy was coming to me.
01:22Founder!
01:23Over here!
01:25There's a kid still alive!
01:28Mommy, it's morning.
01:31Can we go home now?
01:33I pushed against her chest.
01:34It wasn't soft like it used to be.
01:37A whole section of it was crushed inward,
01:40covered in something warm and sticky.
01:43Hurry!
01:43Grab the kid first!
01:45Huge, rough hands reached in and tore me away from her.
01:49No!
01:49Mommy's still sleeping!
01:51I want to wait for her!
01:53My fingers locked in a death grip on the hem of her shirt.
01:56Re...
01:56The fabric gave way.
01:58A man in an orange rescue vest hauled me against his chest.
02:02My mouth was crusted with dried, flaky red patches.
02:06It was the brown sugar water Mommy had been feeding me.
02:10Lucy!
02:12Oh God, Lucy!
02:13A figure came stumbling through the debris.
02:16It was Daddy.
02:18He was still wearing his expensive suit.
02:21It was dusted with concrete powder,
02:23making him look a little disheveled.
02:25He grabbed me from the rescue worker and crushed me against his chest.
02:30Thank God.
02:31You're alive.
02:32I thought I'd lost you.
02:34He was sobbing,
02:35his whole body trembling.
02:37Then a scent hit me.
02:39A sickeningly sweet,
02:41overpowering perfume.
02:42It was the smell Mommy hated most in the world.
02:46She always said it was the smell of a bad woman.
02:50I squirmed against him.
02:53Daddy, Mommy's still down there.
02:55She's asleep.
02:57Daddy froze.
02:59He didn't even glance at the rubble.
03:01Instead, he forced my face into his shoulder to block my view.
03:05Shh, sweetheart.
03:08Mommy.
03:10Mommy's gone to a better place.
03:13No, she didn't!
03:15She's right down there!
03:17I cried frantically,
03:19pointing at the pitch black gap in the concrete.
03:21Mommy gave me so much brown sugar water.
03:24She promised you'd come for us before it was all gone.
03:28All the color drained from Daddy's face.
03:30He stared at the dark, crusted blood around my mouth, gulping hard.
03:35A heavy silence fell over the medics around us.
03:39One of the nurses clamped a hand over her mouth, tears spilling down her cheeks.
03:43But Daddy just looked away.
03:46He couldn't meet my eyes.
03:47What was he so scared of?
03:49Was it because of the broken phone?
03:51The one that played his voice earlier, growling like a monster?
03:55The voice that said Mommy was tough as nails and that leaving her behind wouldn't kill her.
04:01Daddy, why did you tell them to leave Mommy behind?
04:06I leaned close to his ear and whispered,
04:09Daddy recoiled, shoving me back like I had just burned him.
04:14There was no relief in his eyes anymore.
04:16Only pure, naked terror.
04:18The ambulance siren wailed as we sped down the road.
04:22I sat in the back, still clutching the torn scrap of Mommy's shirt.
04:26Daddy sat across from me, wringing his hands nervously.
04:30His hands were perfectly clean, his nails neatly manicured.
04:34They looked nothing like Mommy's hands, which were caked in mud and dried blood.
04:38Lucy, while you were down there, did you hear anything?
04:41Daddy asked tentatively, unable to meet my eyes.
04:44I licked my lips.
04:46That rusty taste was still in my mouth.
04:49I did.
04:49A visible shudder ran through Daddy.
04:51What, what did you hear?
04:53I heard you tell them to save Stella first.
04:56The air inside the ambulance instantly froze.
04:59The paramedic who had been wiping dust off my face stopped, her hand hovering in midair.
05:04She shot Daddy a piercing, icy glare.
05:08Daddy forced an awkward smile that looked more like a grimace.
05:11You misheard, sweetie.
05:13The signal was bad.
05:14Daddy was just panicking.
05:15Really?
05:16I tilted my head, studying him.
05:19But who is Stella?
05:21Why is she more important than Mommy?
05:23Daddy opened his mouth, but no words came out.
05:26He quickly turned to look out the window, pretending to wipe away a tear.
05:29When we arrived at the hospital, a massive crowd swarmed us.
05:34Camera flashes went off nonstop, so bright I couldn't open my eyes.
05:39Suddenly, Daddy acted like a completely different person.
05:42He scooped me into his arms and began sobbing hysterically for the cameras.
05:47Thank God.
05:48Thank God for bringing my daughter back to me.
05:51I'd trade anything in the world, as long as my Lucy is safe.
05:55The reporters wiped their eyes and praised Daddy for being such a good father.
05:59I rested my chin on his shoulder, watching the side of his face.
06:03He was wailing loudly, but his cheeks were completely dry.
06:07He looked just like a clown on TV.
06:10Once we got to the VIP ward, I finally saw his Stella.
06:14She was staying in a massive private hospital suite.
06:19She was wearing a frilly pink lace dress and happily eating a slice of strawberry cake.
06:25There wasn't a single scratch on her.
06:28Even her hair was perfectly brushed and shiny.
06:31A woman in a flowing white dress sat by her bedside.
06:34She was very pretty, and she radiated the exact same, sickeningly sweet perfume I had smelled on Daddy.
06:42The woman stood up.
06:45Victor, you're here.
06:46Her eyes were rimmed with red, making her look incredibly fragile and pitiful.
06:51Daddy sat me down immediately and hurried over to her, taking her hands in his.
06:57Camille, how is Stella?
06:59She must have been terrified.
07:00I stood in the doorway, feeling like a piece of discarded trash.
07:05Stella noticed me.
07:06She wrinkled her nose and pointed right at me.
07:10Mommy, is she the feral girl who drinks blood?
07:14She's so gross.
07:15Drinking blood.
07:16Feral girl.
07:18I stared at the smear of whipped cream on her lip.
07:20My empty stomach gave a low rumble.
07:23The woman, Camille, walked over and crouched down in front of me.
07:27You must be Lucy.
07:28Oh, you poor girl.
07:30Come, let me give you a hug.
07:31She reached out to me.
07:33That's when I saw the gold bracelet gleaming on her wrist.
07:37It was the exact same bracelet Mommy had.
07:40Mommy told me Daddy had specially made it for her to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.
07:45So why was she wearing it?
07:46A sudden, blinding rage flared up in my chest.
07:49Like an enraged little animal, I lunged at her and bit down on her wrist.
07:54The bad woman shrieked, swinging her arm to violently shake me off.
07:58The sheer force sent me flying backward and my head slammed hard against the metal footboard of the hospital bed.
08:04A sharp, dizzying pain shot through me, but I didn't shed a single tear.
08:09I just sat on the floor, glaring at her with pure hatred.
08:13Lucy!
08:14Are you crazy?
08:15Daddy rushed over.
08:16He tenderly cradled the bad woman's injured arm.
08:19Camille, are you okay?
08:21Did she hurt you?
08:22He snapped his head back around, glaring at me with absolute fury.
08:27How could you behave like this?
08:29Apologize to her right now!
08:30I stayed slumped on the cold floor.
08:33A warm, trickle of liquid began sliding down my forehead.
08:37It was red, too, just like the brown sugar water mommy had fed me.
08:42Daddy, I'm bleeding, too.
08:44Are you gonna make me wait a little longer, too?
08:46The room went dead silent.
08:48Daddy's face turned beet red with rage.
08:51The bad woman's eyes darted around.
08:53Ignoring the bite marks on her wrist, she put on a sickeningly sweet face and tried to help me up.
08:59Victor, don't be mad at her.
09:01She just lost her mom.
09:03She can't handle the shock.
09:05She stroked my head, but her nails dug hard into my skin.
09:09Be good, Lucy.
09:10I don't mind.
09:12Let me buy you some candy later, alright?
09:15I slapped her hand away.
09:16I don't want candy!
09:18I have the brown sugar water mommy gave me.
09:21The bad woman's smile vanished.
09:23Daddy, kick this freak out!
09:26She stinks!
09:26Daddy took a deep breath and buzzed for a nurse.
09:29Take her next door and get her cleaned up.
09:31And have someone examine her head.
09:33She's clearly lost her mind.
09:34Examine my head?
09:36Daddy thought I was crazy.
09:37A young nurse led me away.
09:39As she cleaned my wound, she quietly wiped away her tears.
09:44Sweetie, it won't hurt.
09:47I promise to be gentle.
09:49I looked up at her.
09:50Miss, is my mommy really dead?
09:52Her hand trembled.
09:54She pulled me into a tight hug and finally broke down sobbing.
09:58Your mommy was a great mother.
10:01That evening, my grandparents arrived.
10:04The moment grandma saw me, she broke down and passed out from the shock.
10:09Grandpa leaned heavily on his cane, his hands shaking violently.
10:13He demanded to take me home with him.
10:16Dad, Lucy's been through a massive shock.
10:18She's talking nonsense right now.
10:20It's safer to keep her here for observation.
10:22But Daddy refused.
10:23But I knew the real reason.
10:25He was terrified I'd talk.
10:27Terrified I'd spill that secret.
10:29Late that night, the door to my room clicked open.
10:32It was Uncle Oscar, Daddy's personal assistant.
10:35Normally, he just trailed behind Daddy like a shadow, keeping his head down and his mouth shut.
10:40But tonight, the look in his eyes was completely different.
10:44He walked over to my bed and pulled something from his pocket.
10:48A phone with a badly shattered screen.
10:51Mommy's phone.
10:52Lucy, they dug this out of the rubble.
10:55It still works.
10:57I snatched the phone and hugged it tight against my chest.
11:00It smelled like mommy and there were patches of dry blood on the casing.
11:04Oscar gently stroked my hair.
11:06Lucy, do you want to help mommy get revenge?
11:08In a few days, it will be mommy's funeral.
11:11A lot of people will be there and that bad woman will be there too.
11:16That day, if Daddy speaks upstorn, press this triangle, okay?
11:20I stared at the little red play button and nodded hard.
11:24Okay, this was a game.
11:26A game only Oscar and I knew about.
11:29I was going to make sure everyone heard exactly what Daddy said that day.
11:33It rained on the day of mommy's funeral.
11:35The sky was gray.
11:37It looked like a dirty rag.
11:39I wore the black dress grandma bought me.
11:42A tiny white flower was pinned to my chest.
11:46The memorial hall was huge.
11:50It was packed with white flowers.
11:52Mommy's portrait hung right in the middle.
11:55She was smiling in the picture.
11:58Her eyes crinkled like little crescent moons.
12:01Daddy stood at the very front.
12:05He wore a crisp black suit.
12:08He looked terrible.
12:10His eyes were sunken.
12:12His face unshaven.
12:14People said he was a deeply devoted man.
12:17That he had grown so thin just after losing his wife.
12:23The bad woman didn't show up, but Stella did.
12:28She wore a black lace dress.
12:31She mouthed the words,
12:33You don't have a mom anymore.
12:35She made mean faces at me.
12:37Yeah.
12:38I just stared blankly at her.
12:41I slipped my hand into my pocket.
12:44My fingers brushed the cold, shattered phone.
12:47The ceremony began.
12:49The somber music made my chest feel tight.
12:52Daddy walked up to the podium.
12:55He clutched a few sheets of paper.
12:58He started reading his eulogy.
13:01Irene, my beloved wife.
13:03He choked up on the very first line.
13:06The crowd wiped away their tears.
13:08They were moved by his heartbreaking true love.
13:12We've known each other for ten years
13:15and loved each other for ten years.
13:16You knew me better than anyone
13:18and you were the person I loved most.
13:21The moment the earthquake struck,
13:23I wished I could have died in your place.
13:26If time could turn back,
13:27I would be by your side,
13:29holding your hand,
13:31and I would never let you face the darkness alone.
13:34He swayed, looking like he might collapse.
13:38A few relatives rushed up to hold him.
13:42They whispered words of comfort.
13:45Irene, how could you be so cruel?
13:48How could you leave Lucy and me behind?
13:51He beat his chest,
13:53wailing at Mommy's back.
13:55I stood in the front row.
13:58Oscar was right beside me.
14:00He knelt down to fix my collar.
14:02He gave my hand a tight squeeze.
14:05His palm was slick with sweat.
14:07Are you ready, Lucy?
14:08He whispered.
14:09Only I could hear him.
14:11I looked up at Daddy on stage.
14:14He was giving the performance of a lifetime.
14:17I watched his fake tears and trembling shoulders.
14:22I remembered her slicing open her own fingers.
14:26She fed me her blood,
14:29smiling through the pain.
14:31I thought about the dark, cold rubble.
14:33I thought of Mommy's body growing cold.
14:37I remembered those cruel words.
14:39Waiting a little longer won't kill her.
14:42A massive wave of anger exploded inside me.
14:45I didn't fully understand hatred yet,
14:50but I knew I had to ruin his act.
14:53Clutching the shattered phone,
14:55I walked on stage.
14:56A hush fell over the crowd.
15:00They thought,
15:01I just wanted to comfort Daddy.
15:03Daddy saw me approaching.
15:06Panic flashed in his eyes,
15:08but he hid it.
15:09He dropped to one knee
15:10and opened his arms.
15:12Lucy, come here, sweetie.
15:14Daddy misses her too.
15:16He wanted to pull me into a hug.
15:18He wanted to end his show with fake love.
15:23I stopped right in front of him.
15:26I didn't hug him.
15:27I raised the shattered phone instead.
15:31It was still stained with Mommy's dried blood.
15:35Daddy's pupils shrank in pure terror.
15:38He recognized the phone immediately.
15:41He lunged forward to snatch it.
15:45Lucy, that's dirty.
15:46Give it to Daddy right now.
15:48Right as his fingertips grazed the screen,
15:52my thumb slammed down on the red triangle.
15:55The Bluetooth is already synced to the giant speakers.
15:59The audio kicked in instantly.
16:01A harsh burst of static pierced the silence.
16:05Then, that familiar, cold voice boomed like thunder.
16:09Get Stella and the lightly injured first!
16:13The entire hall went dead silent.
16:15Every single eye locked onto Daddy.
16:19His hand froze in the air.
16:21The color completely drained from his face.
16:25The recording kept playing crystal clear.
16:29Leave Irene for later.
16:30She's tough as nails.
16:32Waiting a little longer won't kill her.
16:35Every word was a vicious slap across his face.
16:38Guests' jaws dropped in pure shock.
16:41They stared at this devoted husband.
16:46Furious whispers quickly filled the room.
16:49Is that Victor's voice?
16:50Oh my God, did he actually say that?
16:52Get Stella first?
16:53Who is Stella?
16:54Daddy collapsed to the floor like a ragdoll.
16:58He scrambled up in a total panic.
17:02He tried to shut off the speakers.
17:04No, it's not real!
17:06It's a fake!
17:08It's just a sick prank!
17:10A heavy wooden cane slammed into Daddy's back.
17:14It was Grandpa.
17:16He beat Daddy over and over again.
17:20You bastard!
17:21You heartless bastard!
17:23Placed my daughter in your hands,
17:25and this is how you treated her!
17:27She's tough!
17:28You made her wait!
17:29Do you know she bled to death down there?
17:32Tears streamed down Grandpa's face.
17:35Every strike was fueled by pure rage.
17:39Daddy cowered, shielding his head.
17:42Blood dripped from a nasty cut on his forehead.
17:45Nobody tried to stop it.
17:47They just watched with sheer disgust.
17:50The reporters finally snapped out of it.
17:53Camera flashes erupted like crazy.
17:56The tragic love story was dead.
18:01It was now a massive cheating scandal.
18:04Is Stella your legitimate daughter?
18:06Did you let your wife die for your mistress?
18:08Did you let your die for your mistress?
18:10Microphones were shoved right into his bloody face.
18:13He covered his face, refusing to look up.
18:17I stood in the dead center of the chaos.
18:20I still gripped the phone tightly.
18:23Oscar rushed up and scooped me up.
18:26He shielded me and backed away.
18:29Good job, Lucy.
18:30He whispered softly.
18:32I looked over Oscar's shoulder.
18:35I stared at Daddy on the floor.
18:37He looked so small and pathetic,
18:41like a rat crushed under a boot.
18:43Stella burst into tears from the noise.
18:46She screamed from behind the marble pillar.
18:50Daddy, help me!
18:52The reporters finally snapped out of it.
18:56Is that Stella?
18:58She actually looks a bit like Victor.
19:01What?
19:02He let his wife die for a bastard!
19:04They threw them right at Stella.
19:06The scene completely spiraled out of control.
19:10The police showed up
19:12after someone called 911.
19:15Grandma pulled me close,
19:17sobbing uncontrollably.
19:19Let's go home, Lucy.
19:21He's dead to us now.
19:23I didn't cry
19:25or throw a tantrum.
19:28I just watched everything
19:30in dead silence.
19:32Before we left,
19:33I looked back.
19:35Daddy was kneeling
19:36before Mommy's portrait.
19:38He reached out to touch her picture.
19:41Grandpa kicked him away.
19:43Don't touch her
19:44with your filthy hands!
19:46Daddy collapsed onto the floor.
19:49He looked at me
19:51with pure desperation.
19:54Lucy, Daddy was wrong.
19:57I completely ignored him.
20:00I turned my head
20:01to Mommy's portrait.
20:02Did you hear that, Mommy?
20:04Everyone finally knows
20:05he's the bad guy.
20:07After that massive funeral scene,
20:09I got sick.
20:11The doctor said I had
20:12severe PTSD.
20:15I stopped talking entirely.
20:17I just hugged
20:19Mommy's old clothes.
20:22I wouldn't eat.
20:23I only drank
20:25brown sugar water.
20:27If I ate anything else,
20:29I threw up.
20:31Everything tasted
20:32like rusty iron to me.
20:35Grandma cooked different meals
20:37every single day.
20:39I had to eat.
20:39But I couldn't take
20:41a single bite.
20:42I lost so much weight.
20:45I looked like
20:47a terrifying little skeleton.
20:49Daddy came by our house
20:51a few times.
20:52He was suspended
20:54from his company.
20:55His reputation
20:57was completely destroyed.
20:59People threw rotten eggs
21:01at his door daily.
21:02He wanted to see me.
21:05He begged my grandparents
21:06for forgiveness.
21:08Grandpa chased him off
21:10with a heavy broom.
21:12He kneeled outside
21:13our front door.
21:14I watched him
21:16through a crack
21:17in the curtains.
21:19He stayed on his knees
21:20all night long.
21:21It was pouring rain
21:24that night.
21:25Just like the day
21:26of Mommy's funeral.
21:28He was totally
21:29soaked to the bone.
21:30His wet hair
21:31plastered to his face.
21:33He looked like
21:34a pathetic drowned rat.
21:36Lucy!
21:37I know I messed up!
21:39Please just look at me!
21:40You're all I have left!
21:41He screamed
21:42through the pouring rain.
21:44His voice
21:45was totally hoarse.
21:47I thought it was hilarious.
21:49I'm all he has left?
21:51What about Stella?
21:53What about the bad woman?
21:55Did they abandon him already?
21:58Grandma walked
21:59into my bedroom.
22:01She held a warm cup
22:03of brown sugar water.
22:05Grandma asked me
22:06so carefully,
22:08Lucy, he's still out there.
22:11Do you want to see him?
22:13I took the cup
22:14from her hands.
22:15I took a tiny little sip.
22:19It was warm and sweet.
22:20but I still tasted
22:23a hint of blood.
22:24I shook my head
22:25at Grandma.
22:27I walked
22:28right up to
22:29the window.
22:31I pulled the curtains
22:33tightly shut
22:34in his face.
22:35I remembered
22:37being trapped
22:38under the rubble.
22:39I had screamed
22:41for him
22:42just like that.
22:43I screamed
22:45until my voice
22:46went hoarse.
22:46but he only cared
22:48about other people.
22:50Now it was his turn
22:52to scream.
22:53I was going
22:55to let him wait too.
22:56He could wait
22:57until he died.
22:59I sat in my room
23:01drawing pictures.
23:02I only used
23:04black and red
23:06crayons.
23:07I drew
23:08a pitch black box.
23:10A monster
23:11was trapped
23:12inside it.
23:13The monster
23:14was crying
23:16endlessly
23:16but nobody
23:18paid any attention
23:19to it.
23:20Grandpa
23:21said
23:22Daddy's company
23:23was going bankrupt.
23:25Everyone
23:26was boycotting
23:27his business.
23:28Nobody wanted
23:29to work
23:30with a murderer.
23:31Oscar dug up
23:32his fake
23:33accounting books.
23:34Turns out
23:35he wasn't
23:36just a terrible
23:37dad.
23:37He
23:38was a completely
23:40corrupt boss
23:41too.
23:42He embezzled
23:43tons of
23:44company money.
23:45He bought
23:46the bad woman
23:47a house
23:48and a car.
23:49I listened
23:50to my grandparents
23:51talking about it.
23:52I felt
23:53absolutely
23:54nothing inside.
23:55I just
23:56kept sipping
23:57my warm
23:58brown sugar
23:59water
23:59cup
24:00after
24:01cup.
24:02I drank
24:03until
24:03my stomach
24:04physically
24:05ached
24:05until
24:06the rusty
24:07iron taste
24:08finally faded.
24:10The bad woman
24:11got arrested.
24:12She was caught
24:13at the airport
24:14trying to flee.
24:15Dad's company
24:16was completely
24:17ruined.
24:18She drained
24:19his remaining
24:20bank accounts.
24:22She tried
24:23to take Stella
24:24out of the
24:25country
24:25but Oscar
24:28was one
24:29step ahead
24:29of her.
24:30His police
24:31buddies
24:31caught her
24:32red-handed.
24:33Grandpa
24:34took me
24:35to the
24:36police station.
24:38I had to
24:39give a
24:40statement
24:41about my
24:42custody.
24:42I saw
24:43the bad
24:44woman
24:44in the
24:45hallway.
24:46She was
24:47wearing
24:47shiny silver
24:48handcuffs.
24:49Her hair
24:50was a
24:51complete
24:52rat's nest.
24:53Her makeup
24:54was totally
24:55smeared.
24:56Stella
24:57was crying
24:58so hard
24:58she couldn't
24:59breathe.
24:59Snot
25:00was running
25:01all down
25:02her face.
25:02Mommy,
25:03I want to
25:03go home.
25:04I don't
25:04want to
25:04be here.
25:05Shut up!
25:06Shut up!
25:07Stop your
25:08crying!
25:08When she
25:09saw me,
25:10her eyes
25:11went bloodshot.
25:12She lunged
25:13at me like
25:14a total
25:14madwoman.
25:15It's all
25:15your fault,
25:16you little
25:16bastard!
25:17If it
25:17wasn't for
25:18your bitch
25:18mother,
25:19Victor
25:19wouldn't be
25:19completely
25:19bankrupt.
25:20I
25:20wouldn't
25:21be
25:21in
25:21this
25:21total
25:21mess!
25:23A
25:23police
25:24officer
25:24grabbed
25:25her
25:25instantly.
25:26He
25:27pinned
25:28her
25:28hard
25:28against
25:28the
25:29wall.
25:29Stay
25:30still.
25:31I hid
25:32behind
25:33grandpa
25:33and
25:34peeked
25:34out.
25:35Her
25:36face
25:36was
25:36completely
25:37twisted
25:37with
25:38rage.
25:39She
25:39looked
25:39like
25:40an
25:40ugly
25:40old
25:40witch.
25:41Gaddy
25:42was
25:42there
25:42too.
25:43He
25:44was
25:44there
25:45as
25:45a
25:45witness
25:45and
25:46as
25:47a
25:47victim.
25:48Seeing
25:49her,
25:50daddy
25:50charged
25:51forward.
25:52He
25:52tried to
25:53punch her
25:53right there.
25:55Camille,
25:55you vicious
25:56bitch!
25:57After everything
25:58I did for you,
25:59you cleaned out
25:59my accounts
26:00and ran?
26:00That's enough!
26:01Did right by me?
26:04Give me a break.
26:05If you really
26:06cared about me,
26:07you would have
26:08divorced Irina
26:09a long time ago
26:10and you wanted me
26:11to give you a son.
26:13And what did you
26:14end up with?
26:14no son.
26:16So,
26:17that was
26:18the real
26:18truth.
26:19They
26:19tore
26:20into each
26:21other
26:21like
26:22rabid
26:22dogs.
26:23The
26:24cops
26:24couldn't
26:24watch
26:25it
26:25anymore.
26:25They
26:26forcibly
26:27dragged
26:27them
26:27apart.
26:28I
26:28looked
26:28at
26:29daddy's
26:29pathetic
26:29face.
26:30It
26:31was
26:31covered
26:31in
26:32spit
26:32and
26:33blood.
26:34Camille
26:34looked
26:34completely
26:35ruined
26:36too.
26:37Suddenly,
26:38I felt
26:38something
26:39shift
26:39inside
26:40me.
26:41The
26:41heavy
26:42boulder
26:42in my
26:42chest
26:43lifted.
26:43I
26:44let go
26:44of
26:45grandpa's
26:45hand.
26:46I
26:46walked
26:47right
26:47up
26:48to
26:48the
26:48bad
26:49woman.
26:49You
26:50are
26:50so
26:51ugly.
26:52I
26:52finally
26:53spoke
26:53my
26:53first
26:54words
26:54in
26:54weeks.
26:55Even
26:56uglier
26:56than
26:56the
26:57rats
26:57in
26:57the
26:57ruins.
26:58Then,
26:59I
26:59turned
27:00around.
27:00Grandpa,
27:01I
27:01want
27:01to
27:01go
27:01home.
27:02I
27:03want
27:03my
27:03warm
27:03brown
27:03sugar
27:04water.
27:05Later,
27:05grandpa
27:06sorted
27:06through
27:07mommy's
27:07belongings.
27:09He
27:09found
27:09an
27:10old
27:10diary.
27:11It
27:12had a
27:14light pink
27:15cover.
27:16It was
27:17mommy's
27:17favorite
27:18notebook.
27:19Grandpa
27:20put on
27:20his reading
27:21glasses.
27:22He read
27:22it and
27:23cried
27:23hysterically.
27:24He cried
27:25until he
27:26almost
27:27passed out.
27:28I leaned in
27:29to look
27:30too.
27:31I couldn't
27:31read all
27:32those big
27:32words,
27:33but I
27:34recognized
27:35mommy's
27:36drawings.
27:37tucked
27:37inside
27:38the
27:38pages
27:39was
27:40a
27:40photo.
27:41It
27:41was
27:42a
27:42black
27:43and
27:43white
27:43ultrasound
27:44picture.
27:45It
27:45showed
27:46a
27:46blurry
27:46little
27:47shadow.
27:48He
27:49looked
27:49at
27:49me
27:49with
27:50tearful
27:50eyes.
27:51Lucy,
27:52this
27:53is
27:53your
27:53little
27:54brother.
27:55I
27:55was
27:56completely
27:56stunned.
27:58Or
27:58little
27:58sister.
27:59It
28:00turned
28:00out
28:00that
28:01on
28:01the
28:01day
28:01of
28:01the
28:01earthquake,
28:02mommy
28:02still
28:03had
28:03a
28:03baby
28:03in
28:03her
28:03belly.
28:04grandpa
28:05read
28:06mom's
28:06diary
28:07out
28:07loud
28:07to
28:08me.
28:08Went
28:09in
28:09for
28:09a
28:09checkup
28:09today.
28:10The
28:11doctor
28:11said
28:11the
28:11baby
28:12looks
28:12perfect.
28:13I
28:14want
28:14to
28:14surprise
28:14Victor.
28:15I'll
28:16tell
28:16him
28:16on
28:17his
28:17birthday.
28:17I
28:18hope
28:18it's
28:18a
28:18boy.
28:19When
28:19he
28:19grows
28:20up,
28:20he
28:20can
28:20protect
28:21Lucy.
28:22Victor's
28:22been
28:22coming
28:22home
28:23later
28:23and
28:23later.
28:24He
28:25always
28:25smells
28:25like
28:26perfume.
28:27But
28:27I
28:27trust
28:28him.
28:28He
28:29promised
28:29he'd
28:29change.
28:30For
28:31my
28:31two
28:34tears
28:34came
28:34flooding
28:35out,
28:36I
28:36thought
28:36about
28:37the
28:37earthquake
28:37again.
28:38When
28:39that
28:39huge
28:40slab
28:40came
28:41crashing
28:41down,
28:42mom
28:43didn't
28:44lie
28:44flat.
28:45She
28:46curled
28:46herself
28:47into
28:47a
28:47bridge.
28:48She
28:49used
28:50her
28:50back
28:50to
28:51block
28:51the
28:51rocks.
28:52She
28:53shielded
28:53me
28:54and
28:54the
28:54baby
28:55underneath
28:55her.
28:56In
28:56the
28:56dark,
28:57she
28:57kept
28:58encouraging
28:58me.
28:59She
29:00fed
29:00me
29:00her
29:01blood.
29:02She
29:02never
29:02once
29:03said
29:03she
29:03was
29:04hurting.
29:04So
29:05that
29:05was
29:05the
29:06truth.
29:06She
29:07was
29:07protecting
29:08both
29:08of
29:09us.
29:09Me
29:10and
29:11the
29:12baby.
29:13But
29:13what
29:14did
29:14dad
29:14say?
29:15He
29:15said
29:16mom
29:16was
29:16tough.
29:17He
29:18said
29:18save
29:18Stella
29:19first.
29:20He
29:20killed
29:21his
29:21own
29:21wife.
29:22And
29:23his
29:23unborn
29:24child
29:24too.
29:25Somehow
29:26dad
29:27found
29:27out.
29:28That
29:28night
29:29he
29:29started
29:30wailing
29:30downstairs.
29:31He
29:32rolled
29:32around
29:32on
29:33the
29:33ground.
29:34He
29:35slammed
29:35his
29:35head
29:36into
29:36the
29:36wall.
29:37His
29:37forehead
29:37split
29:38open.
29:39God
29:39just
29:39kill
29:39me.
29:40I'm
29:40guilty.
29:41I'm
29:42a
29:42bastard.
29:43He
29:43was
29:43confessing.
29:44But
29:45it was
29:45too late.
29:46Mom
29:46couldn't
29:47hear him
29:47anymore.
29:48The
29:49baby
29:49couldn't
29:49hear him
29:50either.
29:50And
29:51neither
29:51could
29:52I.
29:52I
29:53held
29:53the
29:53diary
29:54tight
29:54against
29:54my
29:55chest.
29:56Grandpa,
29:56I don't
29:57hate him
29:57anymore.
29:58Grandpa
29:59stared at
29:59me in
30:00shock.
30:00Hating
30:01someone
30:01takes
30:02strength
30:02because
30:04he's
30:04not
30:04worth
30:04it.
30:05He
30:05deserved
30:05to
30:06rot
30:06like
30:06garbage.
30:07Dad
30:08was
30:08going
30:08to
30:09prison.
30:09For
30:10financial
30:11crimes
30:12and
30:13embezzlement,
30:15the amount
30:16was
30:16massive.
30:18Before
30:19sentencing,
30:20he begged
30:21Grandpa
30:21countless
30:22times.
30:23He
30:24wanted
30:25to
30:26see
30:26me
30:27once
30:27more.
30:28Grandpa
30:29didn't
30:29want
30:30to
30:30agree,
30:31but
30:31I
30:32nodded.
30:33We
30:33met
30:34on a
30:35park
30:35bench.
30:36It
30:36was
30:37autumn.
30:38The
30:38leaves
30:38had
30:39all
30:39turned
30:40yellow.
30:40The
30:41wind
30:41felt
30:42sharp
30:42and
30:42cold.
30:43Dad
30:44was
30:44wearing
30:44the
30:45detention
30:45center
30:45vest.
30:46Handcuffs
30:47hung from
30:48his wrists.
30:49Only
30:50a few
30:51months
30:51had
30:51passed,
30:52but
30:53he
30:53looked
30:5360.
30:54his
30:55back
30:55was
30:55bent
30:55too.
30:56When
30:57he
30:57saw
30:57me,
30:57his
30:58eyes
30:58lit
30:58up.
30:59He
30:59tried
30:59to
31:00reach
31:00for
31:00me.
31:01He
31:01wanted
31:01to
31:02hug
31:02me,
31:03but
31:03I
31:04stepped
31:04back.
31:05His
31:05hand
31:05froze
31:06in
31:06midair.
31:07Then
31:07he
31:07pulled
31:08it
31:08back
31:08awkwardly.
31:10Lucy,
31:11you've
31:11gotten
31:12taller.
31:13His
31:13voice
31:14came
31:14out
31:14rough
31:14and
31:15broken.
31:16Dad's
31:18going
31:18somewhere
31:19far
31:19away.
31:21I
31:21may not
31:21back
31:22come
31:22for a
31:22long
31:22time.
31:23I
31:23said
31:23nothing.
31:24I
31:24just
31:24looked
31:24at
31:25him
31:25quietly.
31:26He
31:26was
31:26crying
31:27hard
31:27now.
31:28I
31:28failed
31:28you.
31:29I
31:30failed
31:30your
31:30mom,
31:31and
31:32I
31:32failed
31:32that
31:32unborn
31:33baby
31:33too.
31:34I'll
31:34never
31:34repay
31:35that
31:35debt.
31:36Tears
31:36and
31:36snot
31:37covered
31:37covered
31:37his
31:37face.
31:38I
31:38watched
31:39him
31:39sob
31:40uncontrollably.
31:41And
31:42strangely,
31:44I
31:44felt
31:45calm.
31:46It
31:46was
31:47strawberry
31:48hard
31:48candy.
31:49Mom
31:50used to
31:50give
31:50me
31:51those
31:51with
31:52medicine.
31:53Mom
31:54used
31:54to
31:54say,
31:55candy
31:56makes
31:56the
31:56bitterness
31:57go
31:57away.
31:58Dad
31:58looked
31:58at
31:59the
31:59candy.
32:00Then
32:00he
32:01broke
32:01down
32:01even
32:01harder.
32:02His
32:03shoulders
32:03shook
32:04high.
32:04But
32:05for
32:05the
32:05rest
32:06of
32:06your
32:06life,
32:07all
32:07you'll
32:08know
32:08is
32:08bitterness.
32:09I
32:09looked
32:10him
32:10straight
32:10in
32:11the
32:11eye.
32:11Because
32:12you
32:12deserve
32:12it.
32:13Then
32:14I
32:14turned
32:15and
32:15walked
32:16away.
32:16Behind
32:17me,
32:18Dad
32:18screamed
32:18himself
32:19hoarse.
32:20Lucy!
32:21Lucy!
32:23I
32:23didn't
32:23turn
32:24around.
32:24The
32:25wind
32:25lifted
32:26the
32:26fallen
32:26leaves.
32:27They
32:28spun
32:28into
32:29the
32:29sky.
32:30Ten
32:30years
32:31passed.
32:31That's
32:32long
32:32enough
32:32for
32:33broken
32:33bones
32:33to
32:33heal.
32:34And
32:34long
32:35enough
32:35for
32:35a
32:36little
32:36girl
32:36to
32:36grow
32:36up.
32:37Grandma
32:37passed
32:38two
32:38years
32:39ago.
32:39She
32:40died
32:40peacefully
32:41in
32:41her
32:41sleep.
32:42Grandpa
32:42said
32:42she
32:43finally
32:43went
32:43to
32:43talk
32:44to
32:44mom.
32:44Now
32:44it's
32:45just
32:45grandpa
32:46and
32:46me.
32:47On
32:47my
32:4715th
32:48birthday
32:48I
32:49woke
32:50up
32:50early.
32:51It
32:51was
32:51also
32:52mom's
32:53death
32:54anniversary.
32:55Just
32:55like
32:55every
32:56year.
32:57But
32:57at
32:57the
32:57door
32:58I
32:58kicked
32:58something
32:59hard.
32:59It
32:59was
33:00a
33:00package.
33:01The
33:01return
33:01address
33:02looked
33:02familiar.
33:03Blackridge
33:03Prison.
33:04I
33:05carried
33:05it
33:05inside.
33:06Grandpa
33:06was
33:07coming
33:07out
33:07of
33:07the
33:07kitchen.
33:08He
33:08was
33:08holding
33:09a
33:09bowl
33:09of
33:10birthday
33:10noodles.
33:11Your
33:11noodles
33:11are
33:11ready.
33:13Who
33:14sent
33:14that?
33:15An
33:16old
33:16friend.
33:19A
33:20bank
33:20book
33:20and
33:21a
33:22letter.
33:22The
33:22bank
33:23book
33:23had
33:24a
33:24few
33:24thousand
33:25dollars.
33:25It
33:26was
33:26exactly
33:27the
33:27most
33:28a
33:28prisoner
33:28could
33:29save
33:29in
33:29ten
33:30years
33:30behind
33:30bars.
33:31The
33:31letter
33:31was
33:32written
33:32on
33:33cheap
33:33paper.
33:34The
33:34handwriting
33:34was
33:35shaky
33:35and
33:36crooked.
33:37Several
33:37spots
33:37were
33:38smeared
33:38with
33:38ink.
33:39Lucy,
33:39by
33:39the
33:39time
33:40you
33:40read
33:40this,
33:40I'll
33:40be
33:41gone.
33:41I'm
33:41going
33:41to
33:41your
33:42mother
33:42to
33:42beg
33:42her
33:43figness
33:43for
33:43ten
33:43years.
33:44Every
33:44time
33:45I
33:45close
33:45my
33:45eyes,
33:46I
33:46see
33:46the
33:46rubbles.
33:47I
33:47see
33:47your
33:47mother
33:47covered
33:48in
33:48blood.
33:48I
33:49hear her
33:49asking
33:49me
33:50again
33:50and
33:50again,
33:51Victor,
33:51why
33:51didn't
33:52you
33:52save
33:52me?
33:53And
33:53I
33:53hear
33:53that
33:53unborn
33:54child
33:54crying
33:55too.
33:55I
33:55kept
33:56the
33:56candy
33:56you
33:56left
33:56for
33:57me.
33:58The
33:58money
33:58in
33:58the
33:59bank
33:59book
33:59is
33:59clean.
34:00Live
34:00well,
34:01Lucy.
34:01The
34:02letter
34:02was
34:02short.
34:03I
34:03read
34:04it
34:04word
34:05by
34:05word.
34:06Then
34:06I
34:07folded
34:07it
34:07neatly.
34:08I
34:08placed
34:09it
34:10beside
34:10the
34:11bank
34:11book
34:11on
34:12the
34:12table.
34:13Grandpa
34:13watched
34:14me
34:14quietly.
34:15He
34:15looked
34:16like
34:16he
34:16wanted
34:17to
34:17speak,
34:18but
34:18in
34:18the
34:18end
34:19he
34:19only
34:20sighed.
34:21Then
34:21he
34:22shoved
34:22the
34:22chopsticks
34:23into
34:23my
34:24hand.
34:24Eat
34:25before
34:25the
34:25noodles
34:26get
34:26sogry.
34:27Unknown
34:28number.
34:29The
34:29area
34:30code
34:30was
34:30from
34:31the
34:31prison.
34:32I
34:32answered
34:32Is
34:33this
34:33Lucy
34:33Cole?
34:34Yes.
34:35This
34:35is
34:35Black
34:36Ridge
34:36Prison.
34:37Your
34:37father,
34:38Victor
34:38Cole,
34:39died
34:39by
34:39suicide
34:40in
34:40prison
34:40at
34:405
34:4143
34:41this
34:42morning.
34:43The
34:44body,
34:44a
34:44family
34:45member
34:45needs
34:45to
34:45come
34:46handle
34:46the
34:46arrangements.
34:47He
34:48didn't
34:48leave
34:48much
34:48behind,
34:49just
34:49one
34:50final
34:50message.
34:51What
34:51was
34:52it?
34:52He
34:52said,
34:53save
34:54Irene
34:54first.
34:55Irene.
34:56My
34:56mother's
34:56name,
34:57he
34:57finally
34:58remembered
34:58to
34:59save
34:59mom
35:00first.
35:00Got it.
35:01I hung
35:02up,
35:02then I
35:03kept
35:03eating.
35:04Grandpa's
35:05cooking
35:05hadn't
35:06changed
35:06in 10
35:07years.
35:07It
35:07was
35:08still
35:08perfect.
35:09After I
35:10finished,
35:10I took
35:11the bowl
35:11and chopsticks
35:12away.
35:13I
35:14washed
35:14them
35:14clean
35:15in the
35:15kitchen.
35:16Then I
35:17boiled
35:18a kettle
35:19of water.
35:20From the
35:20top shelf,
35:21I took
35:21down the
35:22old metal
35:22candy tin.
35:23Inside
35:24was a
35:25single
35:25dark lump
35:26of brown
35:27sugar.
35:27I
35:28dropped
35:28it into
35:29mom's
35:30favorite
35:30glass.
35:31Then I
35:31poured in
35:33the boiling
35:33water,
35:34slowly melting
35:35away.
35:36A deep
35:36red drink.
35:37I
35:37carried the
35:38glass to
35:39the balcony.
35:40The autumn
35:41sunlight hit
35:41my skin.
35:42It warmed
35:43me all the
35:44way through.
35:44Mom,
35:45look.
35:47He said the
35:48brown sugar
35:48water was
35:48bitter.
35:49He
35:49couldn't
35:50drink it.
35:50But what
35:50did he
35:51know about
35:51bitterness?
35:52The pain
35:53you took
35:53for him?
35:54That was
35:54real bitter.
35:55I looked
35:55down and
35:56took a
35:56small sip.
35:57It was
35:58sweet.
35:58The clean
35:59scent of
35:59sugar cane
36:00spread across
36:01my tongue.
36:02That
36:02sickening
36:02taste of
36:03blood was
36:03gone.
36:04I took
36:04out the
36:05letter and
36:05a lighter
36:06from my
36:06pocket.
36:07The flame
36:07jumped up
36:08fast.
36:09It swallowed
36:10the thin
36:10paper hole.
36:12It swallowed
36:13ten years of
36:14late remorse
36:15with it.
36:16The black
36:16ashes lifted
36:17in the
36:18wind.
36:18I drank
36:19the last
36:19sip of
36:20brown sugar
36:21water.
36:21So sweet.
36:23I looked
36:23into the
36:24distance.
36:25The sky
36:25was clear.
36:26Not a
36:27single cloud.
36:28So would
36:29my life.
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