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00:00Not because I actually lied, but because of this thing on my wrist, the Verity Band.
00:06Mom was obsessed with science-based parenting.
00:10So when my twin sister Emma and I were born, she strapped these bands on us.
00:14Green light means truth. Red light means you're manipulating reality.
00:19Emma's band? Always green.
00:21She could literally cut up Mom's designer dress and blame the cat,
00:25and that little device would glow like a Christmas tree.
00:28Not me.
00:30She'd say, green light, believed.
00:32Me? I'd say, Mom, I'm hungry.
00:36And flash. Red light. Instant punishment.
00:40And Mom's punishment wasn't gentle.
00:43No food, locked in my room, digital blackout, no phone, no Wi-Fi, nothing.
00:50She'd say,
00:51The machine doesn't lie, Stella. Starve now, learn later. I'm doing this for your own good.
00:57After ten years of this, I started believing it, too.
01:01Maybe I really was born wrong.
01:04New Year's Eve, everything changed.
01:08New Year's Eve, everything changed.
01:11Mom was getting ready to take Emma to see the ball drop in Times Square.
01:14And that's when the pain hit, like a knife twisting in my gut.
01:20I collapsed on the floor, my skeletal frame curling into itself.
01:25Mom, please. It hurts.
01:28The band flashed red.
01:29She looked down at me, disgust in her eyes.
01:33Nice try, Stella. Faking sick to crash our night? Pathological.
01:37She grabbed Emma's hand and headed for the door.
01:40I wanted to scream.
01:43But part of me thought, maybe she's right.
01:46The band is red.
01:48So I must be lying.
01:49I must not actually be in pain.
01:52Sorry, Mom. I won't lie anymore.
01:54But the pain got worse.
01:56Way worse.
02:01The door handle turned.
02:03For one second, I thought,
02:05She's coming back.
02:06She's a doctor.
02:07She'll know something's wrong.
02:09Hurry up.
02:09The fireworks are starting.
02:10Emma's waiting.
02:12Please.
02:13Something's really wrong.
02:15I feel like I'm dying.
02:17She glanced at my wrist.
02:19Red light flashing like crazy.
02:22She crouched down, grabbed my chin,
02:24forced me to look at her.
02:25Stella, how long are you going to keep this up?
02:27Can't you just be honest?
02:29Stay here and think about what you've done.
02:32Honey, should we at least leave her some food?
02:35Mom stood up.
02:37Food?
02:38She has a stash of snacks she bought with stolen money.
02:40She won't starve.
02:41Brushing off her hands like I was dirt.
02:44Lock the door.
02:44When that band turns green, we'll talk.
02:48But...
02:48But what?
02:50Soft parenting is why she's like this.
02:52Look at Emma.
02:53Her band is always green.
02:55Stella's just a compulsive liar.
02:58She needs discipline.
03:00But my closet was empty.
03:01Emma stole that money.
03:03Emma ate those snacks.
03:05I tried to defend myself once.
03:08I didn't take it either.
03:10Red light.
03:11Three days locked up with nothing but bread and water.
03:15Emma peeked through the door, made a face at me.
03:19Best sis, we're going to see the pretty fireworks.
03:22The door locked.
03:24The house went silent.
03:26Just me.
03:27Alone.
03:28The pain was unbearable.
03:31But I kept thinking.
03:33Mom's right.
03:34The machine doesn't lie.
03:36The band is red, so I must be lying.
03:40I'm not in pain.
03:42I'm not in pain.
03:46I crawled to my desk.
03:48I had to write.
03:50That was the rule.
03:51If the band glowed red, I had to pen a thousand-word apology essay, or Mom would never let me
03:57out.
03:58I am a liar.
04:00I opened my journal.
04:02Pages and pages of apologies I'd written over the years.
04:06But this time, I wanted to write the truth.
04:09My vision blurred.
04:11I could barely see.
04:12My hand shook as I wrote.
04:15Mom, I really love you.
04:18It really hurts.
04:20Why won't you believe me?
04:22Please believe me just once.
04:25The moment I finished the last word,
04:28the pain vanished.
04:29Just... gone.
04:31I felt light.
04:33Weightless.
04:34I looked down.
04:35I was floating.
04:37And there, slumped over the desk, was my body.
04:41Motionless.
04:43The Verity band still flashing red on a dead girl's wrist.
04:47Oh.
04:48I'm dead.
04:50I heard laughter.
04:51Mom, Dad, Emma, coming through the front door.
04:56Tonight's fireworks were amazing, especially that smiley face one, just like our Emma.
05:03Mom's voice was so warm.
05:04I'd never heard her sound like that when she talked about me.
05:08I wanted to help them take off their coats.
05:10That's what I always did.
05:13Mom!
05:13I reached out to hug her.
05:16My arms passed right through her body, like wind.
05:20She shivered.
05:21Why is it so cold in here?
05:23Is the heat off?
05:24I stood there, staring at my transparent hands.
05:28Right.
05:29Dead people can't hug the living.
05:32Should we check on Stella?
05:33Dad said casually.
05:34She hasn't eaten.
05:35If she finds me dead, will she be sad?
05:39Will she regret it?
05:50Still putting on an act?
05:52Think I'll carry you to bed?
05:54Stella, you're ten years old, not five.
05:57I screamed at her, only two feet away.
06:00Mom, I'm not playing.
06:03I'm dead.
06:04Look at me.
06:05Touch me.
06:06I'm freezing.
06:08Emma squeezed past her, held up her wrist with that smug little grin.
06:13Look, my band's green.
06:15Stella's is still red.
06:17She's lying even in her dreams.
06:20Mom patted Emma's head.
06:21That's my good girl.
06:23Ignore the liar.
06:24Let her stay there.
06:25Maybe she'll learn how to be honest.
06:27Dad peeked in.
06:29Should we at least put her in bed?
06:31It's freezing.
06:32Put her in bed?
06:33The parenting expert says cold treatment is the answer.
06:36Look at that red light.
06:38She's still in full defiance mode.
06:40Come on, we have to visit grandma tomorrow.
06:42The door locked again.
06:44I floated next to my corpse, staring at that single point of red light in the darkness.
06:50Mom, if you'd just stepped closer, if you'd just touched my hand, you'd know I was ice cold.
06:57But you didn't.
06:59That night, a rat crawled out of my empty closet.
07:02I used to scream whenever I saw rats.
07:05But now, I just floated by the ceiling, watching it scurry across my dead body.
07:10It bit into my toe.
07:12It's okay.
07:13You can't feel it anymore.
07:15It'll be over soon.
07:16The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window.
07:20No warmth reached my body.
07:22In the kitchen, I could hear mom making breakfast.
07:26The smell of bacon and eggs crept under my door.
07:29My favorite.
07:30But mom always said liars don't deserve meat, so I only ever got steamed broccoli.
07:36She was claying the pans extra loud on purpose, trying to tempt me out, trying to make me give
07:43in and apologize for things I never did.
07:46In the old days, I might have caved, but I don't need food anymore.
07:53Stella still hasn't come out?
07:56Stella still hasn't come out?
07:58Dad asked, reading his paper.
08:00She is so stubborn.
08:02She can eat or not.
08:03I don't care.
08:05Emma walked to my door and made a big show of sniffing the air.
08:09Then she screamed dramatically.
08:11Mom!
08:12Stella's room smells gross.
08:14Did she poop in it?
08:16Mom stormed over, pounding on the door.
08:19Stella!
08:20Are you an animal?
08:21The bathroom is right there.
08:23Did you seriously go on the floor just to spite me?
08:26I remembered being six.
08:28I had food poisoning, couldn't make it to the bathroom in time, soiled my pants.
08:33Mom didn't help me clean up.
08:35She made me stand in the yard, pointed at me, and told the neighbors.
08:39Look at this.
08:40She's such a mess, she can't even use the toilet by herself.
08:44Now she thought I was dirty again.
08:46Leave her.
08:47Mom said, waving her hand like she was swatting a fly.
08:51Let her sit in her own stink.
08:52But Dad stood up, frowning.
08:55That smells really bad.
08:57I should check.
08:58Could be a dead mouse or something.
09:01Dad, please, open the door.
09:03I'm right here.
09:04I waved my transparent arms frantically.
09:07Dad's hand touched the doorknob.
09:09His phone was ringing.
09:11Dad's face went pale.
09:13What?
09:14The server crashed?
09:15Okay, okay, I'm on my way.
09:18Honey, there's an emergency at work.
09:20I'll be gone for a few days.
09:22Wait, what about Stella?
09:24He was already out the door.
09:25If that call had come one second later, I would have been found.
09:30Maybe then, I wouldn't have rotted alone.
09:33That afternoon, Mom took Emma shopping.
09:36The house was empty except for my corpse.
09:38When they came back that night, loaded down with fancy lobster and gifts, the smell had gotten worse.
09:45Mom gagged the second she walked in.
09:48Stella, are you trying to turn this place into a dump?
09:50She didn't even open my door.
09:52She grabbed duct tape and sealed the gap at the bottom.
09:56You want to be disgusting?
09:57Fine.
09:58Stew in it.
09:59Don't stink up my house.
10:01She patted her hands together, satisfied.
10:04Then went to steam the lobster.
10:06I stared at that sealed door.
10:09My last shred of hope suffocated under that tape.
10:12By day three, even the duct tape couldn't contain the smell.
10:17Mom was arranging fresh flowers, trying to cover it up.
10:20But the stench of death is unmistakable.
10:24Sweet, rotten, oily.
10:27She cut a rose stem too hard.
10:29A thorn pierced her hand.
10:32She snapped.
10:33Stella!
10:34She grabbed a rolling pin from the kitchen, stormed toward my room.
10:38I'm done with you, you disgusting little brat.
10:42Time you learned what real pain feels like.
10:45Don't come in, Mom.
10:46Please.
10:47I'm decomposed.
10:49You'll be scared.
10:51Even though she never loved me, I didn't want her to see me like that.
10:55But she walked right through me, ripped the tape off, jammed the spare key in the lamp.
11:01The door flew open.
11:05The smell hit her like a wall.
11:08She stumbled back, dry heaving.
11:11Stella, what are you doing?
11:14Mom screamed.
11:15Not a human sound.
11:17A raw, guttural shriek that tore through her throat.
11:20She stumbled backward, slammed into the bookshelf.
11:24A vase shattered.
11:25But she didn't seem to feel the pain.
11:27She just stared at me, eyes wide, unblinking.
11:32No, no, no, no.
11:33This is makeup.
11:34Special effects.
11:35Stella, get up.
11:36I'm not mad anymore.
11:38Stop scaring me.
11:40Her hand reached out, trembling to touch my arm.
11:43The second her skin made contact with my corpse, she recoiled like she'd been burned.
11:48That cold was too real.
11:51Mrs. Lisa from next door called 911.
11:53911, I heard a scream.
11:54She'd heard the screaming.
11:55When she saw what was in my room, she collapsed in the hallway.
11:59Within minutes, sirens.
12:01Police.
12:02A medical examiner.
12:04They pulled up the crime scene tape.
12:06Cameras flashed over my body.
12:08Mom sat on the couch, a female officer's hand on her shoulder.
12:12She was babbling.
12:13She was faking.
12:15She always lies.
12:16The band was red.
12:18Machines don't lie.
12:20I was just teaching her.
12:21I was doing it for her own good.
12:23No one responded.
12:24They all looked at her like she was a monster.
12:27The medical examiner crouched next to my body.
12:30He muttered under his breath.
12:32Severe malnutrition.
12:34Organ failure.
12:35This kid was starved for at least a month.
12:38He carefully tried to remove the Verity band.
12:40But it had...
12:42Fused.
12:43Damn.
12:44He cursed.
12:45He had to use tools to pry it off.
12:48Even dead, my soul flinched.
12:57A cop picked up my journal.
12:59Put on gloves.
13:01Started reading.
13:02Mom's eyes locked onto that book.
13:04Suddenly, she lunged for it.
13:07That's her confession.
13:08She admits she lied.
13:10Look.
13:10She wrote it herself.
13:12The officer pushed her back.
13:14Slid the journal into an evidence bag.
13:16We'll determine what's true.
13:18That's when Dad got home.
13:20He saw the black body bag being wheeled out on a stretcher.
13:23Saw the long zipper that sealed away my entire life.
13:27His legs gave out.
13:29He collapsed.
13:30Wet himself.
13:32Emma stood nearby, sobbing in confusion.
13:35She pointed at the blood-stained Verity band on the evidence table.
13:40Why is Stella's band black?
13:42Mine's still green, see?
13:44She held up her wrist.
13:46The green light blinked cheerfully.
13:48It was grotesque.
13:50The cops started questioning Mom in the living room.
13:54She grabbed the Verity band off the table like it was a life raft.
13:58Test it.
13:58That band proved she was lying.
14:01Red light means lie.
14:02I never abused her.
14:04The machine told me.
14:05I was just educating her.
14:07The officer looked at her like she'd lost her mind.
14:10Ma'am, the victim shows signs of extreme malnutrition.
14:15That's discipline.
14:16That's teaching her to be honest.
14:19Mom was shrieking now.
14:20Then she did something insane.
14:24You don't believe me?
14:25Fine.
14:25I'll wear it.
14:27I'm not lying.
14:28Watch.
14:29It'll be green.
14:30She snatched the band, still stained with my blood and bits of skin, and jammed it onto
14:36her own wrist.
14:37Click.
14:39Locked.
14:40The rubber pressed against her skin.
14:43Sticky.
14:44Cold.
14:44She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.
14:49She needed to prove she was innocent.
14:51Needed to prove her parenting was right.
14:54She held up her wrist, eyes wild.
14:57Watch.
14:58I'm Rachel.
14:59I'm Stella's mother.
15:01That's a fact.
15:02Absolute truth.
15:04The red light exploded.
15:06Bright.
15:07Violent.
15:08Like a fresh wound tearing open.
15:11Mom's confident expression shattered.
15:13She slapped the band like it was a broken TV.
15:17What?
15:18No.
15:19I said the truth.
15:20I am Rachel.
15:22She started talking faster, panic rising in her voice.
15:26It's broken.
15:27The examiner broke it.
15:28Let me try again.
15:30I never abused her.
15:32I did it for her own good.
15:33I love her.
15:34The red light flashed faster.
15:37And suddenly, she remembered.
15:39Me.
15:40Ten years old.
15:41Getting the maximum punishment.
15:44Curled on the floor.
15:45Biting my lip so I wouldn't scream.
15:48Is this what it felt like?
15:50Mom lost it completely.
15:53She started screaming at the band.
15:55Spit flying.
15:56Why is it red?
15:58I'm telling the truth.
15:59Turn green, you piece of junk.
16:01You're framing me.
16:03But the red light kept flashing.
16:05Like it was mocking her.
16:08You're a liar.
16:09You're a liar.
16:10You're a liar.
16:13Enough.
16:14A tech officer stepped forward.
16:16He'd had enough of this circus.
16:18Stop.
16:19That device isn't a lie detector.
16:21He picked up the user manual they'd found during the search.
16:24Slammed it on the coffee table.
16:26This is a basic biometric monitor.
16:28It measures skin conductivity and heart rate.
16:30When you're nervous, scared, in pain, your heart rate spikes.
16:34The light turns red.
16:36That's it.
16:37He walked toward Mom, who was still on the floor.
16:40And his voice turned cold.
16:41Think about your daughter.
16:43Ruptured appendix.
16:44Organ failure.
16:45The pain must have been unbearable.
16:47Her heart was racing.
16:48She was terrified.
16:50And what did you see?
16:51A red light.
16:52So you punished her more.
16:54Which made her more scared.
16:57Which made her heart beat faster.
16:59Which made the light redder.
17:01You turned her cries for help into a torture device.
17:05You starved your daughter to death.
17:07Boom.
17:08Mom's world collapsed.
17:10She sat there, staring at the flashing red band on her wrist, and finally understood.
17:16For ten years, every red light wasn't because I was lying.
17:20It was because I was scared.
17:23Scared of her anger.
17:25Scared of being misunderstood.
17:27Scared of eating food I was allergic to.
17:30I was in pain.
17:31Pain that made my heart race and sweat pour down my face.
17:35I was desperate.
17:37Desperate for a hug.
17:38For her to hold me the way she held Emma.
17:41Every single signal from my frightened heart, she interpreted as proof of my lies.
17:48No!
17:49Mom suddenly screamed.
17:51She clawed at the band.
17:52Get it off.
17:53Get it off.
17:54It's red.
17:55I'm not a liar.
17:56I'm not.
17:57But the clasp was jammed from her violent struggle.
18:00Wouldn't budge.
18:01I can't get it off.
18:03Stella, take it back.
18:04I'm sorry.
18:05It's all my fault.
18:07This little bit of pain, and she was breaking.
18:10Mom, I suffered for ten years.
18:13The cops needed evidence for charges.
18:16And you better stop.
18:16So they opened my journal in front of my parents.
18:20February 14th.
18:21Sunny.
18:22Mom put celery on my plate.
18:24I'm allergic.
18:25My throat swells.
18:26I can't breathe.
18:27I said I can't eat it.
18:29But because I was scared of making her angry, my heart raced.
18:33Red light.
18:34You stop it!
18:35Mom said I was picky.
18:36Lying.
18:37Made me eat the whole plate.
18:39That night, I threw up blood.
18:41My throat felt like it was on fire.
18:44Mom saw it and said I'd snuck tomato juice.
18:47That I was faking.
18:48She punished me for ten more minutes.
18:51Mom's hand flew to her mouth.
18:53She was shaking violently.
18:55She remembered that night.
18:57The officer turned the page.
18:59June 1st.
19:00Children's Day.
19:02Emma cut up mom's dress.
19:03Emma's heart rate is always slow.
19:06Green light.
19:07I tried to explain, but I was scared of getting beaten.
19:10So my heart raced.
19:12Red light.
19:13Dad couldn't take it anymore.
19:15This man who'd been invisible for ten years,
19:18who always stayed out of it.
19:21He snapped.
19:23Dad couldn't take it anymore.
19:24This man who'd been invisible for ten years,
19:28who always stayed out of it.
19:30He snapped.
19:31He lunged at mom and slapped her across the face.
19:35You monster!
19:36What did you do?
19:37That was your daughter!
19:39You treated her like an animal!
19:42Mom fell to the floor.
19:43Blood at the corner of her mouth.
19:46But she didn't fight back.
19:47Didn't cry.
19:49She just stared into space, muttering,
19:52Not my fault.
19:53Not my fault.
19:55Then her eyes landed on Emma,
19:57cowering in the corner.
19:58It's her!
19:59It's Emma!
20:00Emma's band was always green.
20:03Emma was the good one.
20:04If it wasn't for that green light making me trust her,
20:07I wouldn't have believed the red light so much.
20:09This is Emma's fault.
20:11All eyes turned to Emma.
20:13That little princess we'd all protected.
20:16The cop walked over.
20:18Gently removed the green Verity band from her wrist.
20:21Took out a screwdriver.
20:23Pried it open right there.
20:25Crack.
20:26The plastic shell split.
20:28Inside?
20:29No sensors.
20:30No chips.
20:31No heart rate monitor.
20:33Just two cheap LED lights and a watch battery.
20:37The circuit was hardwired.
20:39Power on.
20:40Green light.
20:41That's it.
20:42This is a $2 toy.
20:44Your younger daughter's band was factory set to always be green.
20:48No matter what she said, did, or lied about,
20:52it would glow green.
20:54Your so-called science-based parenting was a joke.
20:58A sick, biased joke.
21:01I laughed.
21:03Laughed until I cried.
21:05Turns out, ghosts can cry too.
21:08The officer turned to the last page of the journal.
21:12Her voice broke.
21:13The handwriting was a mess.
21:15Clearly written while dying.
21:19Mom, if I die, will the band stop glowing red?
21:23Or if it turns green, will you hug me then?
21:27I'm not lying.
21:29My stomach hurts so much.
21:31Like knives.
21:34Next life, please don't make me wear the band.
21:37Please.
21:37Mom stared at the shattered pieces of plastic on the table.
21:41That green light she trusted without question?
21:45A cheap piece of junk.
21:48Mom started laughing, her voice cracking with every sound.
21:53But it was the laugh of someone breaking, worse than crying.
21:58Fake.
21:59All fake.
22:00I killed my honest daughter.
22:02And I worshipped a liar.
22:04She'd lost her mind.
22:06For real this time.
22:10My death became front page news.
22:13Mrs. Lisa, the neighborhood gossip, posted everything online.
22:17Title.
22:19Girl Starved to Death by Fake Science Band.
22:23She described my corpse in detail.
22:25The band fused to rotting flesh.
22:29The internet exploded.
22:31Monster.
22:32Murderer.
22:33She doesn't deserve to be a mother.
22:36Comments poured in like an avalanche.
22:39Someone doxxed mom.
22:41Our address got leaked.
22:43People threw red paint on our door.
22:45Wrote death in huge letters.
22:49Dad got arrested too.
22:51Neglect.
22:52Failure to protect.
22:53He wasn't there when I died, so he got off light.
22:57But his company fired him immediately to avoid the PR nightmare.
23:01Our family went bankrupt.
23:04Sold the house, the car, everything to pay legal fees.
23:09Dad couldn't stand living with that psycho anymore.
23:13He took what little money was left, and Emma, and disappeared.
23:17Emma was a bad seed, sure.
23:20But she was still his blood.
23:23Before they left, Emma tried to take her green band.
23:27Dad stomped on it.
23:28Why the hell would you want that piece of trash?
23:31Emma cried as he dragged her away.
23:34Mom got out on bail.
23:36The psych eval said she had severe PTSD and psychosis.
23:40They left her alone in that rental apartment.
23:43The one that still smelled like death.
23:46Her mental state deteriorated fast.
23:48She started talking to me like I was still there.
23:52And she refused to take off the red light band.
23:55To punish herself, she'd added a shock device to it.
24:00One that delivered a jolt the second the light flashed red.
24:03She said the small shocks were the only thing that eased her guilt.
24:07She'd cook a whole table of food, then talk to the empty air.
24:12She'd pick up a piece of meat.
24:14Her hand shook.
24:16The band flashed red.
24:18She was anxious.
24:19She smiled, but her eyes were empty.
24:23Mom's heart is racing.
24:24Mom's lying.
24:26Liars don't deserve food.
24:29Picked up a remote.
24:30One she'd rewired to trigger the shock on her wristband.
24:33And shocked herself.
24:36It hurts.
24:37It hurts.
24:38Is this what Stella felt?
24:41I'm sorry.
24:43Mom started reenacting my diary entries.
24:46I couldn't eat celery because of my allergy.
24:49So she forced herself to eat spoiled food until she vomited blood, then swallowed it back down.
24:56I was locked in isolation.
24:58So she locked herself in my old room, lights off, and bowed to my photo until her forehead bled.
25:05Over and over.
25:08Blood on the floor.
25:10Late at night, she'd see the red glow of the band reflected on the wall.
25:15To her, it looked like my bloody eyes watching.
25:19She scribbled in red pen on the back of my journal.
25:22I'm sorry.
25:23I was wrong.
25:24Red light means pain.
25:26Red light means love.
25:28Please come back and say it hurts one more time.
25:31I'll save you.
25:33I promise.
25:34Too bad I'm dead.
25:36Dead people can't cry for help.
25:39Eventually, the state intervened.
25:42Mom's self-harm got so extreme, she nearly killed herself, that they committed her.
25:48She ended up in a psychiatric facility.
25:51She was the strangest patient there.
25:54She'd found a red plastic ring somewhere and wore it around her neck like a collar.
25:58Her homemade band.
26:02If anyone tried to remove it, she'd bite them like a rabid dog.
26:06Don't touch my light.
26:08Stella's watching.
26:09She'll be mad if you take it.
26:11She developed a Pavlovian response.
26:14Rachel, time to eat.
26:16Mom would touch her neck, then start convulsing, screaming.
26:20Red light.
26:21Red light.
26:22Don't punish me.
26:23I'll eat.
26:23I'll eat.
26:24Even if the food was scalding hot, she'd gulp it down, burning her esophagus.
26:30Wouldn't spit it out.
26:32She was reenacting my final moments.
26:35Living my hell on repeat.
26:39Years later, Emma grew up.
26:41Without proper guidance and with a trail of infamy behind her, she ended up at the bottom
26:46of society.
26:47When she ran out of money, she remembered.
26:50Mom's still in that facility.
26:52She showed up one day.
26:53Not for love.
26:55For cash.
27:03Hey, crazy lady.
27:05Dad's dead.
27:06Give me your hidden stash.
27:09Disgusting.
27:10Just like your dead daughter.
27:12If you don't give me money, I'll pull your tubes and send you to join her.
27:16For a moment, Mom's cloudy eyes cleared.
27:19She looked at Emma and suddenly remembered.
27:23That band.
27:24That always green toy.
27:27That decade of deception.
27:30It was you.
27:31Mom's voice was gravel.
27:33You lied.
27:34You're the fake green light.
27:37You killed Stella.
27:39Give her back.
27:40Give her back.
27:43The last shred of maternal love twisted into vengeance.
27:46Mom lunged.
27:48Grabbed Emma by the throat.
27:50Die.
27:51You should have died.
27:52Not her.
27:53You.
27:53Help.
27:55Emma thrashed, but couldn't break free from a madwoman's grip.
28:00Orderlies rushed in.
28:01Sedated Mom.
28:02Pulled her off.
28:04Emma stumbled out of the room, terrified.
28:07They're all insane.
28:08She bolted for the exit.
28:12She bolted for the exit.
28:13A truck plowed into her.
28:15She survived.
28:16Barely.
28:17Both legs shattered beyond repair.
28:20Both legs shattered beyond repair.
28:21Wheelchair for life.
28:22A total wreck.
28:24Meanwhile, Mom was strapped to a bed, staring at the ceiling.
28:28Tears streaming.
28:29In her dreams, she finally saw me.
28:33I was ten again.
28:35No band.
28:36White dress.
28:37Smiling.
28:39Mom!
28:39She reached for me, crying with joy.
28:43Stella!
28:44But her hands sparked with electricity.
28:47The second she touched me, I burst into flames.
28:51Turned to ash.
28:52No!
28:53She woke up screaming, heart rate through the roof.
28:57If she'd been wearing that band, it would have been blood red.
29:01Eternal torment.
29:04I stood in the void, watching it all.
29:07Mom in the facility.
29:10Emma in a wheelchair, begging on the streets.
29:13Dad, drunk and dead in some gutter.
29:16I felt nothing.
29:19No satisfaction.
29:21Just a flat, dead calm.
29:24Next to me was an old dog.
29:27Buddy, my childhood pet.
29:29Mom threw him out years ago.
29:31He'd been waiting for me at the boundary.
29:34Buddy nuzzled my leg, barked twice.
29:37As if to say, let's go, don't look back.
29:42Yeah, time to leave.
29:44This life was too bitter.
29:46Nothing worth holding onto.
29:49I floated to Mom's hospital room one final time.
29:53She looked ancient.
29:55Hair completely white.
29:57Frail as paper.
29:59She sensed something.
30:01Her cloudy eyes focused on a point in the air.
30:04Right where I stood.
30:06Stella, is that you?
30:08Her trembling hand reached into the emptiness.
30:12Mom destroyed the band.
30:13I don't believe in it anymore.
30:15Come back, please.
30:16I'll cook for you.
30:18No celery.
30:19I'll buy you new dresses.
30:21Not Emma.
30:22Tears rolled down her face.
30:23I looked at the red marks on her neck from the homemade band.
30:28I sighed.
30:30Reached out.
30:31My cold, ghostly finger touched her forehead.
30:35Sleep, Mom.
30:37In sleep, there's no pain.
30:39A breeze blew through the room.
30:41The old journal on her nightstand flipped open.
30:45The last page, my dying words, stared up at the ceiling.
30:50But below it, in shaky handwriting, were new lines.
30:54Written by Mom during a lucid moment.
30:57Next life, let me wear the band.
31:00Let me be the liar.
31:01Punish me however you want.
31:03Just don't leave me.
31:05I stared at those words.
31:08Felt nothing.
31:09Too late.
31:11Repentance means nothing to the dead.
31:14Mom, I don't hate you anymore.
31:18But I don't love you either.
31:20Let's not meet again.
31:22I turned away.
31:24Buddy wagged his tail.
31:26In the distance, a door of light appeared.
31:29The gateway to the next cycle.
31:33I looked at my wrist.
31:35The Phantom Verity Band.
31:37Still there.
31:38Even in spirit form.
31:40I grabbed it.
31:42It shattered into stardust.
31:44I felt weightless.
31:46Free.
31:47No red light.
31:49No hunger.
31:50No lies.
31:52Just freedom.
31:54Morning came.
31:55A nurse pushed open the door.
31:57Rachel, time for your meds.
31:59No response.
32:00She walked closer.
32:02Rachel's hand clutched the torn journal.
32:04A single tear crystallized at the corner of her eye.
32:07On the heart monitor, the wavy line had gone flat.
32:11Passing through the light wasn't violent.
32:13No spinning.
32:14No chaos.
32:16Just warmth.
32:16Like sinking into a spring stream.
32:19Even the lingering ache in my soul, the phantom pains, started to fade.
32:24Buddy pressed into my palm.
32:26His fur wasn't translucent anymore.
32:28It was soft.
32:29Warm.
32:30Real.
32:31This was the living, breathing connection I'd craved as a kid.
32:35Come on, boy.
32:36I held his paw and walked toward the brightness.
32:39Behind me, the old life faded like a worn photograph.
32:42Mom's final tear.
32:44The red glow of the band.
32:46Blood on the diary pages.
32:48All of it blurred.
32:49Dissolved.
32:50I didn't look back.
32:51That ten-year nightmare was finally, truly, over.
32:56When I opened my eyes again, I was tiny.
32:59Wrapped in soft blankets.
33:01Someone was humming.
33:03A woman's voice.
33:05Gentle, off-key, but full of love.
33:08Her fingers brushed my cheek.
33:10The scent of gardenias.
33:12Not the sterile hospital smell of my old mom.
33:15Not the cold, clinical distance.
33:18I blinked up at her.
33:20She had kind eyes.
33:22A soft smile.
33:24She cradled me like I was made of glass.
33:27Grace is awake.
33:28She murmured.
33:30Honey, come quick.
33:31Our daughter just blinked.
33:32A man appeared.
33:34Tall, a little awkward, but his face lit up when he saw me.
33:38He touched my tiny hand with one finger.
33:41His voice was deep.
33:43Warm.
33:44Hey, Grace.
33:45I'm your dad.
33:47Grace.
33:48Not Stella.
33:49No weight.
33:50No chains.
33:51No lies.
33:51Just Grace Sterling.
33:54A name that meant something light.
33:56Something cherished.
33:59This house was small.
34:01But clean.
34:02Cozy.
34:03Cartoon stickers on the walls.
34:05Plants on the balcony.
34:07Sunlight pouring through the windows.
34:09Warm on the floor.
34:10I realized fast.
34:13This family was nothing like the last one.
34:16They never forced me to do anything.
34:19There were no Verity bands.
34:22I grew.
34:23Learned to crawl.
34:24To talk.
34:25Mama.
34:26And when I was three, mom made sauteed celery.
34:29The green stalks on the plate triggered me.
34:31I flashed back to choking.
34:34Throat swelling.
34:35Vomiting blood.
34:37I stumbled backward.
34:39Shaking.
34:40Tears came without permission.
34:42Mom immediately put down the spatula.
34:45Crouched.
34:46Pulled me into a hug.
34:48Grace.
34:48What's wrong?
34:49You don't like celery?
34:51I couldn't speak.
34:52Just shook my head.
34:54Sobbing.
34:55Dad knelt too.
34:57Rubbed my back.
34:59Hey, it's okay.
35:01You don't have to eat it.
35:03Can you tell us why?
35:04Their eyes were patient.
35:06Gentle.
35:07Finally, I choked out.
35:09It hurts my throat.
35:11Makes me bleed.
35:13They didn't say,
35:15The machine doesn't lie.
35:16They didn't accuse me of faking.
35:19They took me to the doctor immediately.
35:21Turns out, I really do have a celery allergy.
35:25Mild, but it can flare up with stress.
35:28After that, celery never appeared in the house again.
35:32Mom even added it to her phone notes.
35:34Grace's allergies.
35:36Celery.
35:36Mango.
35:37She checked every time she shopped.
35:40I lay in her arms that night, smelling gardenias, and realized,
35:44This is what it feels like to be believed.
35:47Love isn't measured by a machine.
35:50It's listening.
35:51Even when the story sounds impossible.
35:53When I was four, preschool had a health screening.
35:57Blood draw.
35:58I saw the needle and lost it.
36:01Flashes of the band burning my wrist.
36:03Flashes of starvation.
36:05I screamed.
36:06Clung to dad's leg.
36:08The teacher sighed.
36:10Grace, it's just a little poke.
36:12All the other kids were brave.
36:14I couldn't stop shaking.
36:16Don't punish me.
36:18I'm not lying.
36:19Dad immediately scooped me up, shielding me from the nurse.
36:24Sorry.
36:25He said firmly.
36:26She's got trauma.
36:28We'll skip this for now and take her to a pediatric psychologist.
36:31On the drive home, dad didn't scold me for being weak.
36:36He just asked gently.
36:38Grace, did someone hurt you before?
36:42I buried my face in his shoulder, tears soaking his shirt.
36:47Mom!
36:48Band!
36:49Red light!
36:51I couldn't explain it clearly, but he listened.
36:54Nodded.
36:56You've been through hell, haven't you?
36:58It's okay.
37:00Dad's here now.
37:02No one's ever hurting you again.
37:05From then on, they took me to a child therapist regularly.
37:09Severe PTSD, the doctor said.
37:12My parents never complained, never made me feel like a burden.
37:16They played honesty games with me, where I could say anything, true or false, and they'd
37:23just listen, guide me gently toward the truth.
37:26They bought me colorful bracelets, but never forced me to wear them.
37:31These are just accessories, Grace.
37:33Wear them if you want.
37:34Take them off if you don't.
37:36We'll love you either way.
37:37Slowly, I started to heal.
37:40I could say, I don't like this, without fear.
37:44I could say, I'm scared.
37:46Am I staying scared?
37:47I could say, I want that.
37:49I want that.
37:49I didn't have to worry about my heart racing being evidence of a lie.
37:55I started sharing my preschool stories with them.
37:57I cried when I didn't get a toy.
38:00I laughed when I got praise.
38:02I was finally just a kid.
38:05A normal, loved kid.
38:08When I turned seven, I started elementary school.
38:11There was a girl in my class, Annie Sullivan.
38:14She looked exactly like Emma, same eyes, but her hair was shorter, and she was timid, scared.
38:24The first time I saw her, my heart clenched.
38:28Flashbacks.
38:29Emma's smug grin, the green light mocking me.
38:33I stepped back instinctively.
38:35Annie noticed.
38:37She looked down, voice barely a whisper.
38:40I'm Annie.
38:42Do you want to be friends?
38:44Her tone was so careful, so desperate to please, just like I used to be.
38:50I glanced at her wrist.
38:52She wore a cheap green cartoon bracelet.
38:55My stomach turned.
38:57Later, I found out Annie's mom was strict, too.
39:01Demanded honesty.
39:03Locked her in her room without food when she made mistakes.
39:06One day, Annie accidentally broke the teacher's mug.
39:09She was trembling, too scared to admit it.
39:12I saw her face, red-rimmed eyes, barely holding back tears.
39:18I remembered myself at that desk, writing, I'm a liar, a thousand times.
39:24I walked over, took her hand.
39:27Annie, it's okay.
39:28Accidents happen.
39:29Let's tell the teacher together.
39:32She won't be mad.
39:34Annie looked at me, shocked.
39:36But mom says liars are bad kids.
39:39Being honest isn't about never making mistakes.
39:42It's about owning up when you do.
39:44And even if you tell the truth, you shouldn't be punished for it.
39:48If the teacher yells, I'll protect you.
39:50If your mom yells, come to my house.
39:53My parents will help.
39:55I gave her the courage I never had.
39:58She confessed.
39:59The teacher forgave her.
40:01Told her to be more careful next time.
40:03From that day on, we were best friends.
40:06I brought Annie home to meet my parents.
40:09She saw how warm they were.
40:12How they didn't yell.
40:14Didn't punish over little things.
40:16I told her, you don't have to make everyone happy.
40:21You're allowed to feel things.
40:23Say things.
40:26One day, Annie's mom came to pick her up from school.
40:30She saw us together and her face twisted.
40:32She grabbed Annie's hand.
40:35Did you mess up again?
40:37Is Grace covering for you?
40:39Annie immediately looked down.
40:41I stepped in front of her.
40:44Ma'am, Annie didn't do anything wrong.
40:48She's a good kid.
40:50You shouldn't always assume the worst.
40:52She's scared of you.
40:54The mom froze, looked at me, then at Annie's tear-filled eyes.
41:01Her expression softened.
41:04That night, she called my mom.
41:07Thanked her.
41:08You're welcome.
41:09Said I'd opened her eyes.
41:12Over time, Annie's mom got gentler.
41:15Started listening instead of yelling.
41:18And Annie?
41:19She blossomed.
41:21We had a great day at school.
41:22Confident.
41:23We learned about that.
41:23Happy.
41:25I watched her laugh freely one day and felt this warmth in my chest.
41:31I didn't get saved in my last life.
41:34I suffered alone in the dark.
41:36But this time, I could save someone else.
41:40I could stop another Stella from happening.
41:44Maybe that's the gift my past life gave me.
41:47The ability to see pain.
41:50And to heal it.
41:54When I was ten, my parents took me to visit grandma in the countryside.
41:58There was an old tree in her yard.
42:00Just like the one at my old grandma's house.
42:03I sat under it, watching sunlight filter through the leaves.
42:07Buddy dozed next to me.
42:09Then I saw her.
42:11An old woman.
42:13White hair.
42:14Hunched over a cane.
42:15Wearing a faded blue shirt.
42:18The second I saw her face, I froze.
42:21She looked exactly like Rachel.
42:24My old mom.
42:26Grandma noticed me too.
42:28Walked over slowly.
42:30Her eyes were hazy, but there was something familiar in them.
42:33What's your name, child?
42:35Grace Sterling.
42:37She repeated it softly.
42:39Grace.
42:40That's a beautiful name.
42:42She reached out like she wanted to touch my hair.
42:44Then hesitated.
42:46Pulled back.
42:47Like she was afraid of disturbing something sacred.
42:50My mom came over.
42:51Studied her.
42:52Mom.
42:53This is our daughter.
42:55Grace.
42:56So she was my grandma in this life.
42:59Over the next few days, grandma watched me constantly.
43:02Her expression unreadable.
43:05One day, she brought me a bowl of steak burger.
43:08Grace, eat up.
43:09This used to be your favorite.
43:11I stared at the bowl.
43:13In my last life, I wrote in my dying breath.
43:16I want to eat mom's steak burger.
43:19And here was grandma, saying those exact words.
43:25Tears blurred my vision.
43:27This wasn't some distant wish anymore.
43:30It was real.
43:31Rachel.
43:31Right in front of me.
43:33I picked up a piece.
43:35Bit into it.
43:36Tender.
43:37Sweet.
43:38Perfect.
43:40Grandma smiled.
43:41A tired, guilty smile.
43:44That night, lying in bed with Buddy curled at my feet, I thought about Rachel's last words.
43:50Next life, let me be the one punished.
43:54Just don't leave me.
43:55I thought about her final tear.
43:58The torn journal.
44:00Honestly, I didn't hate her anymore.
44:03Hating someone is like locking yourself in the past.
44:06Chewing on pain forever.
44:09This life's happiness had already washed away the bitterness.
44:12I just felt sad.
44:16Grandma stayed for a month, then went back home.
44:19Before she left, she held my hand.
44:21Grace.
44:22Live well.
44:24Be happy.
44:25Her voice was soft, but heavy with meaning.
44:28I nodded.
44:30You too, Grandma.
44:32I watched her walk away.
44:33And I felt... nothing.
44:36No anger.
44:38No grief.
44:38The grudges of my past life were like fallen leaves.
44:42Blown away by the wind.
44:44I wasn't Stella anymore.
44:46The girl trapped by a red light.
44:49I was Grace Sterling.
44:51Surrounded by love.
44:53Free.
44:55At 13, I graduated elementary school.
44:58Got into the best middle school in the city.
45:01My parents took me to the beach to celebrate.
45:03I stood at the edge of the ocean, wind in my hair, salt on my lips.
45:07I stretched out my arms, feeling the freedom.
45:12For a moment, I saw her.
45:14My ghost self.
45:16Floating.
45:17Desperate to hug someone, but passing right through.
45:21Grace, what are you thinking?
45:23Dad handed me a soda.
45:25I smiled.
45:28Just...
45:29I'm grateful.
45:30To be alive.
45:32To be with you guys.
45:34Mom hugged me.
45:35Silly girl.
45:37We're the lucky ones.
45:39Buddy chased the waves, barking joyfully.
45:41I looked at my parents.
45:43My dog.
45:44My future.
45:46I finally understood.
45:48The suffering of my past life taught me to treasure this one.
45:52The pain taught me what love really means.
45:55I didn't need to prove I wasn't a liar anymore.
45:58I didn't need to fear red lights.
46:01I could laugh.
46:02Cry.
46:03Speak freely.
46:05I had parents who loved me.
46:07A best friend.
46:09A healthy body.
46:10A bright future.
46:12This was the life I died wishing for.
46:15That night, I wrote in my journal.
46:18Not the blood-stained confessions of my old life.
46:21This one was full of happiness.
46:24Growth.
46:26Love.
46:27I wrote,
46:28Today I saw the ocean.
46:31It's huge.
46:33Blue.
46:35Free.
46:36I thought about my past self.
46:38That little girl locked in a room, desperate to be loved.
46:42She'd never believe that I could be this happy.
46:46Mom and Dad love me.
46:48They taught me honesty and bravery.
46:52Annie is my best friend now.
46:54She's confident and bright.
46:56Grandma's healthy.
46:58She calls me often.
47:00Buddy's still a goofball.
47:01Always nudging my hand.
47:04I don't hate anyone anymore.
47:06I don't cling to the past.
47:08Those painful memories are like footprints in the sand.
47:13Washed away by waves.
47:15But they taught me to cherish every step forward.
47:19I know my old mom, sister, and dad got what they deserved.
47:24And I finally broke free.
47:26I found real freedom.
47:28I don't want to see them again.
47:31I don't want to relive that life.
47:33I just want to be Grace Sterling.
47:36Simple.
47:38Happy.
47:39Loved.
47:41The ocean was beautiful.
47:44Life was beautiful.
47:46I closed my journal.
47:48Looked out the hotel window.
47:52Moonlight shimmered on the water like a thousand stars.
47:56Buddy's breathing was soft and steady beside me.
47:59I smiled.
48:00This life, I finally became who I wanted to be.
48:06No red lights.
48:08No starvation.
48:09No lies.
48:11Just love.
48:13Freedom.
48:14Happiness.
48:16And those scars from my past?
48:18They became badges of survival.
48:21Reminders that no matter how much darkness you face,
48:24If you don't give up on the light, you'll find your way to warmth.
48:29To freedom.
48:31The road ahead is long.
48:33But I'll walk it with courage.
48:36With joy.
48:38Toward something even brighter.
48:40Shat over.
48:40There was a black woman inside the manger.
48:41Number 7.
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