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His Debt, My Son’s Life
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00:00For two years, I've been a human punching bag in the heat of my boxing bag.
00:04I finally saved enough money for my son, Finn's surgery.
00:07But my husband, Silas, for the fifth time, just handed it over to his childhood bestie, Lily.
00:12$500,000, the exact amount for the surgery.
00:15But the last fight cracked my organs, I'll never make that money again.
00:18So I grabbed my boxing gloves, cornered Lily in the room.
00:22Give me back the money!
00:24Silas signed, unwillingly.
00:26He convinced her to give the money back to me.
00:28But on the day my son was on the emergency surgery, the payment failed, my account was empty.
00:33At the same time, Lily updated an Instagram post.
00:36Got scared by a psycho today, but this $500,000 diamond necklace hits different, thanks to my bro Silas!
00:43I blew up Silas's phone, but he only picked up to lash out at me.
00:47Valerie, you were way too aggressive.
00:49Lily had a heart attack because of you, I have to stay here and help her recover.
00:52Silas, our son, Finn, is dying!
00:55I'm a doctor, I know my son's condition best.
00:57He's not that fragile, he can wait a little longer.
01:00Once my research grant comes in, I'll take him straight into surgery.
01:03I hung up the phone calmly.
01:04With the last of my savings, I bought two plots in the same cemetery, next to each other, one for
01:09my son, and one for me.
01:10As I held my son's body, growing cold in my arms, I sent one final message to Silas.
01:15Silas, I want a divorce.
01:24Stop acting out, Valerie.
01:26Lily had a heart attack because you scared her that day.
01:29She's in way worse condition than Finn.
01:31You know, Finn, he has a chronic illness.
01:33He can wait a few days.
01:35Once Lil's is stable, I will find a way to cover for his surgery.
01:38When I closed my eyes, I saw Finn's face before he died, over and over again.
01:42Mommy, if Daddy comes, will it stop hurting?
01:47It's okay if it hurts, as long as Daddy comes to see me.
01:52I just want to see him one last time to fall asleep.
01:55But til Finn finally passed, Silas never showed up.
01:58It doesn't matter anymore.
02:00Silas, for you, is Lily more important than me and our son?
02:04I owe her.
02:05Can you just try to understand me for once?
02:10Your wife is causing a scene again?
02:12Seriously, what a drama queen.
02:14Yeah, yeah.
02:15Can't expect everyone to be as sweet as you, right?
02:19Just chill, Lil's.
02:20Your heart can't take it.
02:22Valerie, I just heard.
02:23Silas got that money, but he needed it for his research,
02:26so I suggested he borrow yours.
02:30Who knew he'd go along with me this much?
02:31If you really need it, I'll just have him pay you back.
02:34How dare this jerk treat you like this?
02:36I'm gonna tear into him!
02:37My tears dripped onto the screen.
02:40Every time Silas's bonus come in,
02:42it would always be borrowed by Lily for her heart condition.
02:45Silas always said he owed Lily,
02:47so whatever she asked, he agreed.
02:49That's why when our son was so ill but I had no money to treat him.
02:53No choice.
02:54I had to go to the underground boxing.
02:56To be a human punching bag,
02:58the messages from the underground boxing manager kept popping up.
03:01Valerie, a big client just came in.
03:02He hits hard, but he pays well.
03:04One hour of this, and you'll have enough for your son's surgery.
03:06If you're coming, better do it fast.
03:10In the past, even if my organs were crushed, I would always sign up for it.
03:14The chill from my son's body seeped into my bones.
03:17I'm not coming.
03:18Never again.
03:19I ignored the string of surprised question marks sent by the manager.
03:23The morgue was freezing, and Finn never liked the cold.
03:26He must be suffering.
03:28Can I get a blanket, please?
03:30My son is afraid of the cold.
03:35Here you go, ma'am.
03:37Let the little one leave in peace.
03:39Thanks.
03:40You should thank Dr. Silas for it.
03:42He has a friend staying here.
03:44Sure, we take good care of his friend.
03:46Dr. Silas gave every staff a gift.
03:48Even this blanket costs a few thousand.
03:51Spending that much on her.
03:53Guessing she's his girlfriend.
03:55I froze for a moment, remembering how desperate I was when my son was dying.
03:59I knelt before every doctor but still couldn't pay the surgery.
04:01My tears suddenly wouldn't stop.
04:03Yeah, thank you, Dr. Silas.
04:05Where's his dad?
04:06Why isn't he here?
04:08If his dad could have come up with the money, this poor kid wouldn't have ended up here, right?
04:12His dad is gone.
04:14Felt guilty.
04:15The nurse wanted to apologize, but didn't know what else to say.
04:18When I was signing the paperwork, I happened to run into Silas rushing past, holding Lily.
04:23Get out of my way!
04:25But Silas didn't even look at me.
04:27He just ran past.
04:28In a panic, he shouted at the doctor.
04:31Dr. Lewis, check on Lily!
04:33Now!
04:34Simus, I told you.
04:36You just bumped into someone?
04:37Go on, apologize.
04:38The doctor said I'm fine.
04:40I'm not some fragile, troubled woman.
04:44Huh.
04:45So the one you knocked into?
04:46Is your wife Valerie?
04:51Oh, come on, Valerie.
04:54Silas barely touched you.
04:55How did you end up on the floor?
04:57I asked him to take me to the doctor.
05:00And you're throwing a tantrum?
05:02Don't be so petty.
05:05All right, go on.
05:06Go comfort her.
05:09Yeah, Valerie.
05:10Did I push you that hard?
05:12And here you go again with that 500k drama.
05:15My heart went ice cold.
05:16I steadied myself against the wall, trying to stand.
05:22Ew.
05:22Valerie, what's that smell on you?
05:25It stinks.
05:26Silas is working at this hospital for God's sake.
05:30Look at yourself.
05:32Valerie, you're a mess.
05:33You do smell pretty bad.
05:34How long haven't you showered?
05:35Just go home!
05:36After Finn passed away, I held him till his body began to turn.
05:40Yeah, of course I stink!
05:43That's exactly your son's!
05:45Dr. Silas?
05:46Aren't you off today?
05:48What are you here for?
05:51And this is...
05:53For years, Silas claimed that at the hospital, he needed to stay professional.
05:58Besides, if the staff knew he had a son, and he was so close with Lily, rumors would fly.
06:03So, he had never mentioned me or Finn at the hospital.
06:05Oh, Lily's staying here.
06:08This is the caregiver I hired for her.
06:15Valerie, I didn't mean it.
06:17It's just that, as a doctor, I need to keep up appearances, you know?
06:21What appearances?
06:23Valerie, Silas is a respected doctor here.
06:25Look at you, dressed like a beggar.
06:28A total hag.
06:29You want the whole hospital to laugh at him?
06:31For having a wife like you?
06:33Silas said nothing, silently agreeing.
06:42That was paid by my pain, my scars, and my son's life!
06:50But before I could even touch her, I sent out a piercing scream.
06:53Silas, my high heart!
06:55It's aching so much!
06:57Please don't hit me, Valerie!
06:58Before I could even react, Silas swung ahead to her.
07:02Making me dizzy, Silas carefully scooped Lily into his arms.
07:06Valerie, you know Lily has heart problems, and you still tried to hurt her?
07:10Sure, she has heart problems.
07:12Then what about my Finn?
07:15Does his heart condition not count?
07:17I wish I could punch the life out of her!
07:21Don't you dare!
07:22My scalp felt like it was tearing.
07:24I could feel the blood starting to seep out.
07:26My phone spit out of my pocket, and Silas saw the payment confirmation from the cemetery popping up.
07:33Silas frowned, and shoved me hard against the wall.
07:36Valerie, what the hell is wrong with you?
07:38You're actually cursing our son to spice me?
07:41Silas rushed toward the ward, holding Lily, wailing in his arms.
07:45Tell Finn to wait for me.
07:46I'll perform the surgery myself.
07:48He's going to be perfectly fine.
07:49Listen, Valerie, once I'm through all these, I'll make it up to you and Finn.
07:53I thought of the last two years, Finn's been tortured by his heart condition.
07:56But he was always so optimistic, trying to comfort me.
08:01It's okay, Mommy.
08:03Don't be sad.
08:06Daddy is a superhero doctor.
08:09He'll make me all better.
08:11He trusted Silas so much.
08:13But Silas never came even after he passed.
08:15I spat out a mouthful of blood, the bitterness coating my tongue.
08:18I just bought some painkillers and left the hospital to finish Finn's paperwork.
08:22I spent every cent I had to pay off the burial plots.
08:25But when the day came to pay, the card declined again.
08:28Sir, please, just try one more time.
08:34Simus, pay for Lily's treatment as you like, but use your own damn money.
08:38Give me my money back.
08:39My money is all tied up in research.
08:41You'll get yours when the bonus comes through.
08:44After what you did to Lily yesterday, forcing her back in the hospital,
08:47you actually have the nerve to ask for money?
08:49Give me my money back.
08:50Silas, are you sure you're taking that money?
08:52You better prepared for the curse coming with it.
08:54Both of you.
08:55If you're so desperate for money, when your boss offered that extra shift,
08:57why did you turn it down?
08:58When he called me, I was feeling bad.
08:59I thought you were working hard.
09:01Why don't you go, huh?
09:01I froze.
09:02I never thought the underground boxing manager would reach out to him.
09:09Silas, if I go back there, I'll die.
09:11I never told Silas or Finn what I actually did for work.
09:14I didn't want them to worry.
09:16But I just didn't get it, Silas could care so much for a friend,
09:19but give zero shits about his wife and son, not even if we're dead or alive.
09:22I'm begging you, please.
09:24I really can't go back there.
09:27Just give me my money back.
09:28He went silent for a moment.
09:30Finally, he gave in.
09:32Fine.
09:33I'll transfer it to you.
09:35I hung up, relieved, now I could finally buy Finn a plot.
09:38But I waited for morning until dusk, and the money never arrived.
09:42Instead, the boxing manager called me.
09:48Where the hell are you?
09:49Husband said you agreed to come back and told me to pick you up.
09:52You're the best sandbag we've got.
09:54The regulars are all asking for you.
09:56He even took a 30% deposit.
09:59If you back out now, I'll kill you.
10:03Fine.
10:04I'm coming.
10:05I asked how much I'd get besides the deposit.
10:07The manager gave me a number.
10:09It wasn't enough for two burial spots.
10:11It was only enough for one.
10:13Fine.
10:14I'll use this broken body of mine to buy Finn a decent place to rest.
10:19The client this time was a real psycho.
10:22He didn't allow me to wear any protective gear.
10:35You better catch every punch.
10:37Dodge once, and you can kiss the money goodbye.
10:40Fists rained down like clutch hammers, hitting my nose, my forehead, my chest.
10:44I could hear the dull thought of my own bones shattering.
10:47But I didn't dodge.
10:48Not even once.
10:50Finn is still waiting for me.
10:51He's already gone, I won't let his soul wander alone just because of me.
10:55By the end, I couldn't feel the pain anymore.
10:58Even the manager looked at me with a hint of panic, asking if I was still okay.
11:03Pay me.
11:07I wiped the blood from my face, and bought the smallest burial plot.
11:11The paperwork went fast.
11:12I sent Finn into the incinerator, watched him turn into a handful of ash.
11:17Silas's voice messages popped up.
11:22Valerie?
11:23Did you go to work today?
11:24I was just pissed off by what you said earlier.
11:27That's why I agreed to your manager.
11:28If you really don't want to take that shift, it's fine.
11:31I'll cover Finn's surgery.
11:32I can take care of you both.
11:34It's been a while since I saw him.
11:35I miss him too.
11:36I bought him his favorite Lego kit.
11:41Come to the hospital tonight, and we'll bring it to him together.
11:44Okay?
11:47At the end of the voice note, Lily's voice cut in with a giggle.
11:50Hey Silas, using your wife's money to buy me stuff again?
11:54Aren't you afraid she'll lose it on you?
11:58I held the cold urn.
11:59I gently lowered Finn's ash into the grave.
12:01Using every last ounce of my strength, I hugged the headstone.
12:04My body felt heavier and heavier.
12:06My eyes slowly shut.
12:09Finn, even though I couldn't afford a grave next to you,
12:13if I hold you like this,
12:15Mommy can stay with you forever, right?
12:23The flicker of anxiety crossed his mind,
12:26but I no longer seemed eager at the mention of him finally going to see Finn.
12:29He kept checking his phone,
12:30but the first message to arrive was from the boxing manager.
12:34Your wife wasn't right today.
12:37Look, we signed a death waiver.
12:40If she dies, you can't pin it on us.
12:43What the hell are you talking about?
12:46You said this was just a normal part-time job.
12:49Why would she sign a death waiver?
12:51The manager didn't reply.
12:53Instead, Silas received an unknown call from the cemetery.
13:02Mr. Silas, I am so sorry for your loss.
13:04We found Miss Valerie in front of her son's grave.
13:07She was hugging the headstone,
13:09but unfortunately no vital signs.
13:11When we found her, she was bleeding everywhere.
13:13The blood on the ground was already dry.
13:17Are you sure?
13:19That's Valerie and Finn?
13:22Where are they now?
13:23That's impossible.
13:24She was arguing on the phone this morning,
13:25and I had hired a caregiver for Finn.
13:27They hadn't told him a thing.
13:30Are you falling for her tricks again?
13:32For all these years,
13:33every time you've spent money on my treatment,
13:35or spent time with me,
13:37she always tricked you and brought out the whole drama.
13:39She's definitely just acting out because I borrowed her money,
13:42so she's faking death to scam us.
13:44Job that beats people to death?
13:46That doesn't exist anymore.
13:47And if something really happened to Finn,
13:49the caregiver would have told you.
13:53Lily was panicking inside.
13:55She had bribed Finn's caregiver long ago,
13:57telling them never to report anything about Finn.
14:00Could that little chack actually died?
14:03Simus, my heart.
14:05It hurts so much.
14:06It's even worse than back then
14:08when the traffickers kicked me in the chest.
14:10Lily's words dragged Silas back into their childhood memories.
14:14They were neighbors, besties.
14:15When they were five,
14:16they wandered off and were caught by human traffickers.
14:20Silas was crying nonstop,
14:22angered the traffickers.
14:23As he was taking punches,
14:25Lily had shielded him,
14:26getting dragged away to take a brutal beating.
14:29I'm sorry.
14:30Ever since then,
14:31Lily's health had been poor,
14:33she developed heart conditions.
14:34But,
14:35I want to go confirm it for my own peace of mind.
14:38If it turns out fake,
14:39I'll teach Valerie a lesson this system.
14:40We know Mativ Medik and you know her.
14:42If you go,
14:43aren't you just right into her hands and humiliating me?
14:45I know I'm a burden you if you want to deal with me anymore.
14:48Seeing Lily's downcast face,
14:50Silas stopped insisting,
14:51but a nameless fury burned in his chest.
14:54Don't be silly, Lils.
14:55I'll never leave you behind.
14:57But I have to perform the surgery for him soon.
15:01Valerie works hard to make money,
15:03and Finn's condition can't be delayed anymore.
15:05I must care for my own family.
15:11I don't know who you're talking about,
15:12so stop bothering me.
15:13You can't scam me.
15:14Isn't the cemetery just there to deal the quits to the people?
15:17Just figure it out to Bilsings.
15:24The cemetery staff had no choice.
15:26They sent my cold,
15:27unrecognizable body to the crematorium.
15:31My ashes were stored away in a freezer at the crematorium,
15:34unclaimed.
15:36After the cremation,
15:37I felt like,
15:38it was as if my soul had finally clawed its way out from under that pile of gray ash.
15:42I didn't want to be near him,
15:43but an invisible tether dragged me back to the hospital.
15:46Right to Silas's side.
15:48I watched,
15:49numb,
15:49as Silas hovered over Lily,
15:51tending to her every whim.
15:53Everyone in this hospital knew about Silas and his childhood bestie,
15:56people gossiped.
15:57I mean,
15:58who treats it just a friend like that?
16:00Silas kept his face a mask of calm.
16:02Yet,
16:03I could see the cracks.
16:04He was restless.
16:06Ever since that phone call,
16:07he'd been desperate for Lily to stabilize so he could leave.
16:10The moment he turned to go,
16:12Lily grabbed him from behind,
16:13her arms locking around his waist.
16:17Simus,
16:18please.
16:20Don't go.
16:21We've known each other for 20 years.
16:23Don't tell me I'm just a friend to you.
16:25I don't believe it.
16:26You've been so good to me.
16:27You're telling me there's nothing else,
16:28no other feelings at all?
16:30I'm ready,
16:31Silas.
16:31I'll even love Finn like he's my own son.
16:37Lily,
16:38enough.
16:39All these years,
16:40it's only ever been friendship and guilt.
16:44Don't,
16:45don't ever say something like that again.
16:47If Valeria and Finn heard,
16:48they'd be devastated.
16:49Hearing that made my soul scream.
16:51Now he's worried about us being devastated?
16:53Silas shoves Lily aside,
16:55his fingers fumbling with his phone as he tried to call me,
16:58like he couldn't wait to see me.
16:59The phone you dialed.
17:00The call didn't go through.
17:02He sighed,
17:02assuming I was still just holding a grudge,
17:04and shot off a string of texts instead.
17:07Seeing those words,
17:08I trembled with pure,
17:09cold rage.
17:11We had a chance to be a family.
17:13He didn't lose it,
17:14he executed it.
17:15Silas hurried to his son's ward.
17:17He had it all figured out,
17:18if the kid was there,
17:19I'd be there too.
17:23He even stopped to buy a cake,
17:25a fancy berry chantilly,
17:26Finn's favorite.
17:27He remembered that when Finn was stuck in the hospital,
17:29his taste buds were so dull from the meds.
17:32Looking at that perfect cake,
17:33I felt a wave of nausea.
17:34Finn's last birthday was spent in a hospital bed.
17:36He had picked out that exact cake
17:38and begged his dad to bring it.
17:39He waited for hours,
17:40staring at the door until his eyes grew heavy.
17:42But Silas never showed.
17:44He didn't even pick up the phone,
17:45when Silas finally showed up that night.
17:47His hands were empty.
17:49He'd gotten a call saying,
17:50Lily was feeling bad.
17:51So he went to her,
17:52and he'd given her our son's birthday cake
17:54to cheer her up.
18:25When Finn cried,
18:27Silas called him a spoiled,
18:28selfish brat.
18:35I lunged at him,
18:36trying to slap the stupid box out of his hands,
18:39but I passed right through him like a cold draft.
18:41Silas walked into the room with cake,
18:42wearing a practiced,
18:43apologetic smile.
18:45His son was gone.
18:45In his place sat an old man hooked up to when 4.Sylas froze.
18:49His eyes scanned the room,
18:51searching for Finn,
18:52who wasn't there.
18:53Where is he,
18:54the little boy?
18:56The one with the heart condition.
18:57Where's Finn?
18:58You mean little Finn?
18:59Who are you to him?
19:00That poor kid.
19:01His mom ran out of money for the surgery,
19:04had an attack a few days back,
19:05and,
19:06well,
19:06he didn't make it.
19:07Such a shame.
19:30He didn't make it.
20:01He didn't make it.
20:29Why didn't anyone tell me?
20:32Why the hell didn't anyone tell me he was gone?
20:37Dr. Silas,
20:38why would we?
20:39Is,
20:41was the boy a relative of yours?
20:43I watched the blank,
20:44hollow panic wash over Silas' face.
20:52I knew what was hitting him,
20:53but he'd made it a rule.
20:54No one in this hospital can know Finn is my son.
20:56He didn't want the gossip,
20:57dot he scramble to his feet.
21:03Staggering down the halls looking for the private nurse he'd hired to watch over Finn.
21:06Finally,
21:07way over in another building,
21:08he cornered her in another ward.
21:12The nurse took one look at his bloodshot eyes and tried to bolt,
21:15but Silas lunged.
21:16Silas grabbed her by the collar and slammed her against the wall.
21:20I paid you a fortune!
21:22Why didn't you call me when my son was dying?
21:25His fist slammed into the nurse's face.
21:27Blood spurted from her nose,
21:29staining his white coat.
21:30Why?
21:31Dr. Silas,
21:32stop!
21:32It wasn't my fault!
21:35It was that woman,
21:36the one you're always with,
21:37Lily!
21:38She said you were busy with your research
21:40and that the kid was just trying to scam you.
21:42She paid me to stay quiet and stop bothering you about him!
21:47Silas' hand went limp.
21:49He let go of the nurse,
21:50and she collapsed,
21:51sobbing.
21:52Then,
21:53he started to hit himself.
21:54It's all my fault!
21:58Everyone in the department stared at him like he'd love to be a man.
22:00He lost his mind.
22:01Silas dragged his feet,
22:02and his boots were made of lead.
22:04What a performance!
22:08And stumbled toward Lily's ward.
22:12But just as he reached for the handle,
22:14he saw someone inside he never expected,
22:17Lily's father.
22:18A deadbeat drunk who hadn't shown his face in years.
22:27You're useless!
22:28Can't even keep a man on a leash!
22:30I'm telling you now,
22:31if he's not footing the bill,
22:33I ain't got a dime for this fancy treatment of yours.
22:36You've got a beggar's wallet
22:38and a queen's medical bills.
22:42When you were sick as a kid,
22:44who'd you think saved you?
22:45Me!
22:46I staged that kidnapping
22:48so the wealthy Symos family would feel guilty enough
22:50to act as your personal bank.
22:52You'd be dead in a ditch
22:53if I hadn't made them believe
22:54you took a beating for their son!
22:57I earned this necklace!
22:59It was all a lie.
23:01No one ever kidnapped him.
23:03She didn't get a heart condition saving him.
23:05He'd spent his whole life paying for a debt
23:07that never existed,
23:08all of it.
23:09A lie.
23:14I'm sorry.
23:19All because of a lie?
23:20It cost me my life
23:22and it murdered my son,
23:23I screamed.
23:24I wanted to tear Silas apart
23:26to fly in there
23:27and choke the life out of Lily right now.
23:29I lunged at them,
23:30passing right through Silas's body
23:32and a gust swept out of me.
23:33It shoved the door wide open,
23:35inside,
23:35Lily was still grappling with her father.
23:37She froze,
23:39staring straight into Silas's furious,
23:41bloodshot eyes.
23:48Silas,
23:49it's just my dad.
23:50He came to check on me.
23:52I heard everything!
23:54Don't you dare!
23:55You hit me in a hospital,
23:56you're going straight to jail,
23:57I'm telling you!
23:57You!
24:05Silas, stop!
24:06That's enough!
24:07You're gonna kill him!
24:08Get off me!
24:09You lying bitch!
24:11Give me my Valerie back!
24:13Give me my son!
24:15So all that debt,
24:16that friendship,
24:17those favors,
24:18it was just thin as paper.
24:20One gust of truth
24:21and the whole thing blew away.
24:22I don't know how long it went on.
24:24He only stopped
24:25when Lily lay limp on the floor
24:26like a discarded rag doll.
24:28That's when his phone rang.
24:29Mr. Silas,
24:30we've confirmed the records.
24:31You and Mrs. Valerie
24:32were indeed legally married.
24:34Please come and collect her ashes
24:35as soon as possible.
24:53How did she die?
24:55Forensics says it was systemic organ failure
24:58due to years of physical trauma.
24:59On top of that,
25:01she took a severe beating
25:02the day she passed.
25:04Her body just couldn't take anymore.
25:08I don't know what kind of debt is worth that,
25:10but she literally sold her life for money.
25:12First, we thought it was a homicide,
25:14but we looked into it.
25:15She'd been working as a human punching bag
25:16to make extra cash.
25:17She signed the waiver.
25:18So, legally,
25:19the underground gym isn't liable.
25:29If I go back there,
25:31I'll die, Silas.
25:34Please, I'm really gonna die.
25:38It was me.
25:40Oh, God, it was all me.
25:41Valerie, baby, please.
25:44I'm sorry.
25:44I messed up.
25:45I'm so, so sorry.
25:47Come back, okay?
25:48Just, just come back.
25:50Why didn't I see it?
25:51How could I be so blind?
25:53Why didn't I notice you were sick?
25:55And the money,
25:56Finn's surgery money,
25:57how could I take it?
25:59He could have seen it.
26:00Anytime.
26:01The bruises on my skin
26:02that never went away.
26:03The way I'd flinch
26:04if he even touched me.
26:05Because every touch hurt like hell.
26:07And Finn,
26:07Silas was one of the best heart surgeons,
26:09but his own son
26:10never gave him a real checkup.
26:12He just watched
26:12while Finn's body wasted away,
26:14day by day.
26:15He had every chance,
26:16but his eyes were always,
26:17always on Lily.
26:34Where's my son?
26:35He rasped.
26:37Clutching my urn,
26:38he walked.
26:38When he saw our boy's face
26:39on the headstone,
26:40he broke down crying again.
26:46His fingers brushed over the stone,
26:48over and over,
26:49like he was patting Finn's cheek.
26:50He cried until his voice
26:51went completely raw.
26:52I felt sick to my bones.
26:54Our boy waited for him
26:56until he drew his last breath.
26:57What good is regret now?
26:59Don't you dare touch Finn's grave.
27:01You'll only taint his peace.
27:02Silas held a funeral for Finn and me.
27:04Our photos stood front and center
27:05in the morning.
27:06Hall,
27:06Silas looked like a ghost,
27:08he didn't move an inch.
27:09Just knelt there,
27:09the rights dragged on for three days.
27:11And Silas stayed on his knees
27:12for every second of it.
27:13I watched the monks chant their prayers.
27:15Thinking how pointless it all was,
27:16cause if it worked,
27:17I wouldn't stuck here.
27:18Tied to him,
27:19I want to go to Finn.
27:20Just the sight of Silas makes me sick.
27:22But I'm stuck to it.
27:23I watched him pay the monk
27:24an absurd amount of money,
27:25and I just mocked him.
27:26Oh,
27:27now money's no problem.
27:28If only that money had gone
27:29to Finn's doctors back then.
27:30He bought a double burial spot,
27:32moved Finn in,
27:33and placed me right beside him.
27:34I was so happy.
27:35I got to be with Finn again.
27:37The only annoying thing?
27:38Silas clung to our headstone
27:40and wouldn't leave.
27:41He pressed a kiss to the cold stone.
27:43Valerie,
27:44Finn,
27:44we're a family again.
27:46We'll never be apart ever again.
27:49Lily was still in the ICU
27:50ever since Silas snapped her out,
27:51but her account ran dry pretty fast,
27:53since Silas was still her emergency contact.
27:55The hospital called him to collect.
27:57Miss Lily's account is out of funds.
27:59Please send payments
28:00so we can continue her treatment.
28:02Silas's voice sounded like
28:03it was coming from miles away.
28:05Doesn't matter if she doesn't get treated.
28:08Just enough to wake her up.
28:11Once.
28:15He wired the money over to
28:16I stared at him,
28:17disgust curling in my chest.
28:19Get out.
28:20Get as far away from Finn and me as you can.
28:22I don't know if he somehow heard me.
28:24After kneeling a little longer,
28:25he actually pulled himself up and left.
28:27He knelt so long his legs went stiff.
28:29He limped as he walked.
28:31He rushed back to the hospital
28:32and waited for Lily to wake up.
28:35What a joke.
28:36He puts on this whole big show of regret,
28:38but the person he really cares about
28:39is still Lily, isn't it?
28:41After a long wait,
28:42Lily finally woke up.
28:44She stared up at Silas,
28:45eyes glistening with tears.
28:48Silas, you saved me again, didn't you?
28:51I knew you couldn't really abandon me.
28:53Even the favor thing was a lie.
28:54Are 20 plus years together?
28:56That's real.
28:57Silas lowered his eyes.
28:59Yeah, I'm not angry anymore.
29:01I want to take you to clear your head.
29:03Lily followed him,
29:04all sweet and eager to please.
29:05But Silas drove straight to the cemetery
29:07where Finn and I were buried.
29:09Lily trembled in fear
29:10when she saw the cemetery gates.
29:14Silas didn't say a word.
29:16Silas, why are we here?
29:17He just clamped his hand around her arm
29:19like a vice and dragged her forward.
29:22I'm not going!
29:24Let me go!
29:26Lily fought him every step of the way.
29:28But Silas's strength was terrifying.
29:30When she refused to walk,
29:31he didn't stop,
29:32he just dragged her.
29:33Her knees hit the gravel
29:35and the sharp stones tore through her skin,
29:37leaving a jagged red trail behind them.
29:43Apologize!
29:44You're the one who should be on your knees!
29:46You were the fool,
29:47the idiot I played like a fiddle!
29:48You willingly handed me the money
29:50meant to save your own wife and son!
29:52You did it with a smile!
29:53You destroyed them for me!
29:54That kicked him right in the rawest,
29:56most open wound.
29:56Don't you fucking touch them!
29:58The second he saw what she did,
30:00he backhanded Lily right across the face
30:02to he slapped her again and again,
30:03then kicked her flat onto the dirt
30:04right in front of our grave.
30:05He wove his hand into Lily's hair
30:07and slammed her face into the ground.
30:08Over and over.
30:09Lily's body was already weak.
30:10My heart!
30:11It's happening!
30:13I'm gonna die!
30:14Please let me go!
30:15I was wrong!
30:16I'll apologize!
30:17He looked at her with a terrifying,
30:19hollowed out calm dog.
30:20He just kept driving her face
30:21into the hard dirt,
30:22again and again,
30:23blood gushed down her face in streams,
30:24and slowly her body went still.
30:26She was gone.
30:27Silas didn't even panic.
30:28He pulled out a rag,
30:29wiped the blood off Finn's and my stone,
30:31then kicked Lily's body aside,
30:33like he was clearing away trash.
30:34He leaned back against the headstone
30:36and let the summer night wind brush over him.
30:37He probably thought it was me
30:39and Finn touching his face.
30:40He pulled out a scalpel
30:41and dragged it deep across his wrist.
30:42Think, Valerie.
30:43If you won't come back to me,
30:45I'll come to you.
30:45We're family.
30:47We're gonna stay together forever.
30:48He closed his eyes slow.
30:50Silas bleed out right there,
30:51and just like that,
30:52the invisible chain
30:52that had bound my soul to his side
30:54finally snapped.
30:55I didn't even glance back at him.
30:56I just went to find Finn.
30:57Finn and I are going to be just fine
30:59in heaven.be just fine.
31:00And we're never,
31:01ever going to run into Silas again.
31:03Silas again.
31:05Sits
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