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I finally stopped begging for his love in YOU WANT MY RING GET ON YOUR KNEES
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00:00:02Ever's the day we were trapped in the snow-covered mountains, Mom has called me a liar.
00:00:08Not because I actually lied, but because of this thing on my wrist, the Thermal May Monitoring Bracelet.
00:00:17My mother Grace is obsessed with technology.
00:00:20The one belief she holds above all else is that data never lies.
00:00:31In an environment like this, every single calorie must be used where it matters most.
00:00:37Anyone showing a red light gets no food for the day.
00:00:43Mine is green.
00:00:47Your bracelet is red! You're recklessly consuming the last remaining calories in this house!
00:00:52Mom, I only had a cup of water this morning. I really don't know why it's red.
00:00:57Shut up!
00:00:59Your body has excess heat. You don't deserve any rations today.
00:01:05Mom, I'm really cold and hungry.
00:01:08The machine doesn't lie, Chloe.
00:01:12From that day on, those words became the most unquestionable truth in that cabin.
00:01:16The red light on my bracelet became like a curse.
00:01:19It declared me over-consuming heat every single day.
00:01:22At noon that day, Mom distributed the food.
00:01:25Anna got a larger portion because her bracelet was green.
00:01:27She needs to replenish energy.
00:01:30Mine was pitifully small because my bracelet was flashing red.
00:01:34Mom, I haven't eaten anything. I'm really hungry.
00:01:38Chloe, machines don't lie. Just to get an extra bite, you're actually trying to deceive me.
00:01:42Look at your sister Anna. Her bracelet is always green.
00:01:45She'd rather stay hungry than steal even a strip of food.
00:01:47And you, you're a thief!
00:01:49I didn't take any food. I really didn't.
00:01:52If you didn't steal anything, then why did I find the last piece of missing from the storage room this
00:01:58morning?
00:01:58I didn't take it!
00:02:10I ate it.
00:02:14She ate it! It's totally Anna! She just told me!
00:02:17Mom, I didn't!
00:02:19Sister, why are you accusing me?
00:02:22Mom, my bracelet is green. How could I have stolen the chocolate?
00:02:31Not only are you selfish enough to steal food, you even viciously frame your own sister!
00:02:38How did I end up with such a cruel daughter?
00:02:53Mom, I didn't lie. It really wasn't me.
00:02:56Please, just believe me this once. Just once.
00:03:00No.
00:03:02Even just a fraction of the tenderness she showed when she looked at Anna.
00:03:08Mom, I really didn't lie to you. Please believe me this time. I'm your daughter.
00:03:15Look at it yourself. Red. Chloe, it's red. It shows excess calories. If you didn't steal food, then who did?
00:03:22Your sister's bracelet is green. She can barely even stand. How could she possibly steal anything? I have to punish
00:03:28a lying child like you.
00:03:38I was wrong. I won't lie again. Mom, please.
00:04:01Mom, will my sister freeze lying there?
00:04:04Her? She won't freeze. Her bracelet is red. She's got excess heat. Anna, don't be like her. Be an honest
00:04:11child.
00:04:14My heart felt like it was being clenched by an icy hand, the pain so intense I could barely breathe.
00:04:22I didn't even have the strength to struggle anymore. My forehead began to burn with heat. Even my breath carried
00:04:29an abnormal warmth.
00:04:30Grace, Chloe doesn't look well. Her face is too red. Could she have a fever? Maybe we should give her
00:04:36some hot water?
00:04:38David, her bracelet is red. This isn't a fever. She secretly ate chocolate and her body temperature rose because of
00:04:45excess calories. She fooled you.
00:04:51You're still lying. Pretending to be sick to gain my sympathy? Looks like you need a real lesson. You're going
00:04:57to the attic right now to reflect on your mistakes.
00:05:10Mom, I really didn't steal the chocolate. I didn't lie.
00:05:25Mom, don't lock me in here. I'll die.
00:05:30When you figure it out, when you admit you stole the chocolate and your bracelet turns green, I'll let you
00:05:36out. Otherwise, you can stay here forever and reflect.
00:05:55Chloe, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted you.
00:06:03Back then, she loved me too, didn't she?
00:06:14Grace, maybe we should let Chloe out. She hasn't eaten anything today.
00:06:18I had Anna bring her some bread.
00:06:20I wanted to say no one had brought me anything, but the words got stuck in my throat because I
00:06:26knew he wouldn't believe me.
00:06:40Big sister, are you cold? Are you hungry? Don't you really want some hot water and a biscuit?
00:06:47Anna, I'm so cold and hungry. Please give me the water and the biscuit.
00:06:52Give it to you?
00:06:57Oh, right. I almost forgot to tell you. That chocolate? I was the one who ate it.
00:07:01So sweet. So delicious. Too bad you didn't get any. But what can you do? Your core shack is red.
00:07:07Mom only believes me, not you. Want a drink? Then beg me. Say you're a liar that you stole the
00:07:13chocolate.
00:07:14Say it and I'll let you drink.
00:07:17Oops, my hand slipped. Sorry, big sister.
00:07:22I looked at the board beneath me as it frozen solid. Suddenly, I couldn't feel my feet anymore.
00:07:27The dizziness from the fever grew stronger and stronger. My vision blurred.
00:07:30I could clearly feel it, my body heat slipping away little by little, my life draining out of me.
00:07:33But I still couldn't accept it. I still hadn't lived to see the day Mom believed me.
00:07:38Mom, I'm so cold. I'm so hungry. I really didn't lie. Please believe me just once, please.
00:07:45Dad, save me. I'm going to die. Dad!
00:07:50Music started playing downstairs. It was the deafening Symphony No. 5.
00:07:55The intense, surging music instantly drowned out my faint cries for help.
00:07:59The sound of me pounding on the floor completely swallowed them.
00:08:02She knew I was calling for help. She heard me. She just didn't want to listen.
00:08:07With that thunderous music, she blocked her own ears and completely cut off my last path to survival.
00:08:13My hands stopped pounding. In that moment, all my strength, all my hope, all my unwillingness vanished.
00:08:20I was so hungry. So cold. But Mom would never believe me. She would only believe the bracelet.
00:08:28The machine doesn't lie. What a ridiculous sentence.
00:08:33I don't know how much time passed. My body stopped trembling.
00:08:37Instead, a strange warmth began to spread across my skin. A false burning sensation, as if I were no longer
00:08:43cold.
00:08:43I raised my hand and looked at my little finger, frozen to a purplish blue. Without a single ripple in
00:08:48my heart, I bent it forcibly.
00:08:50Crack. A faint snapping sound. My little finger broke, but I felt no pain at all.
00:08:53So this is what it's like when a person is freezing to death. You really feel nothing.
00:08:58Mom.
00:08:58I thought again of when I was very young. Then stir. Her embrace was so her warm. Her smile was
00:09:03so gentle.
00:09:04I want to go back to that time. I want Mom to hug me just once more.
00:09:08February 14th. 7th day of the blizzard. Mom found the chocolate missing. She said I stole it.
00:09:13It wasn't me. Anna ate it. My bracelet turned red. Mom hit me, shocked me with the bracelet, took my
00:09:18blanket and gave it to Anna.
00:09:19I'm so cold.
00:09:24Chloe, come here. Let Mom hug you.
00:09:31I felt weightless. I looked down. I was floating. And there below me, I saw myself lying on that frozen
00:09:37pile of cardboard.
00:09:38My right hand was missing a little finger. The dead girl's wrist was still flashing red.
00:09:43Oh. Oh. I'm dead.
00:09:45I looked down. My body was still curled up on the freezing wooden floor.
00:09:48The thermal monitoring bracelet was still tightly fastened around my lifeless purplish wrist.
00:09:53The red light continued flashing tirelessly, reflecting on my pale, expressionless face, eerie and ironic.
00:10:00I was dead. I died at the age of ten in a blizzard in the Alps, locked in a freezing
00:10:04attic by my mom I loved most, frozen to death.
00:10:06I hovered there, looking at my own corpse. I didn't cry. I wasn't afraid.
00:10:10There was only a vast, lifeless calm inside me, like a nightmare that had lasted ten years, finally ending.
00:10:15My soul passed through the attic door like a gust of wind, without the slightest resistance.
00:10:20I drifted down the stairs, into the living room. Mom, Dad, and Anna were gathered around the table by the
00:10:27fire.
00:10:27Smiles on their faces. Smiles I hadn't seen in a long time.
00:10:31The satellite phone on the table was lit.
00:10:34I heard it. Just moments ago, Mom had gotten through to the rescue team.
00:10:39They said the blizzard had weakened. In two days, they would be able to fly up in a helicopter and
00:10:44take us down the mountain.
00:10:45We were saved, except me. I died three days before the rescue arrived. I died just as the storm was
00:10:53about to end.
00:10:53That's great! We can finally leave this awful place! Mom, I want cake! Don't we still have that emergency cream
00:11:00cake in storage? I wanna eat it now!
00:11:03Alright.
00:11:08That cake Dad had bought it for me before we came to the mountains. I couldn't bear to eat it,
00:11:13so I hid it deep in the storage room.
00:11:15I wanted to wait until the blizzard ended, then take it out and share it with Mom, Dad, and my
00:11:20sister.
00:11:21I had even drawn a picture of our family on the box and written the words,
00:11:24I love Mom.
00:11:27Eat slowly. No one's gonna take it from you.
00:11:31Hmm...
00:11:32When we get down the mountain, I'll buy you a bigger, even better cake.
00:11:37I floated in front of them, watching this warm, joyful scene.
00:11:41And somewhere where my heart should have been, there was pain.
00:11:45Oh, right. Chloe is still locked in the attic.
00:11:49Since rescue is coming soon, maybe we should let her out. Let her have something to eat.
00:11:54She's been locked up for two days.
00:11:57She's been locked up for two days! She should have learned her lesson!
00:12:10My breath stopped instantly. Was she going to the attic? Was she going to see me? Was she finally going
00:12:17to discover that I was dead?
00:12:22Chloe...
00:12:26Chloe, come out and eat!
00:12:28No response.
00:12:31I'm inside! I can't answer you! I'm already dead! If you open the door, you'll see my body! I'm already
00:12:38dead!
00:12:39I looked at Mom with sorrow. If she found out I was dead, would she be sad? Would she regret
00:12:45it?
00:12:45Still sulking? You're already ten, not five. Trying to get my attention this way? Then don't come out.
00:12:51Mom! I'm not sulking! I'm dead! I'm already dead! Look at me! I froze to death! Right there in the
00:12:57attic!
00:12:58I'm not lying! The bracelet is broken! Anna ate it! Look at me!
00:13:02Why did it suddenly get so cold? Is the fireplace not burning strong enough? David, go add some more wood!
00:13:08Mom couldn't hear my voice. She couldn't feel my presence. I was a ghost. A ghost who died at her
00:13:15hands, ignored and forgotten.
00:13:20Shouldn't we turn on the heating? The rescue team will be here soon anyway.
00:13:24You're right. Let them see that even in this kind of environment, we can still maintain a scientific standard of
00:13:29living.
00:13:30She went downstairs and turned on the central heating and the floor heating throughout the house.
00:13:36The temperature in the attic rose as well. My body began to decompose faster.
00:13:45Water spread outward, soaking through the cardboard, seeping into the floor.
00:13:50I watched my body grow colder and stiffer, little by little, until signs of decay began to appear.
00:13:57That was my smell. The smell of death.
00:14:01They were going to leave after being rescued.
00:14:03They were going to leave this cabin that had trapped me.
00:14:06They were going to leave my body here, forever in this cold attic.
00:14:11I'll take something to Chloe. She's been in the attic for two days. She hasn't even had a sip of
00:14:15water.
00:14:15Take what? Her red light is on like that. She's got more than enough energy. She won't starve.
00:14:25Dad! Open the door! Hurry! Open it!
00:14:29If you just turn the handle, you'll see that I'm not moving anymore. You'll see my darkened face.
00:14:39Hello? Rescue team? Yes, this is David.
00:14:42What? You can come up the mountain in two days? That's great!
00:14:46The rescue team said the blizzard will completely stop. In two days they'll be able to come up.
00:14:53It was that close, just that tiny bit. Just one second. I could have been found.
00:14:57Maybe then, I wouldn't have to keep decaying.
00:15:11Mom was the first to notice.
00:15:15What is that smell? It's disgusting!
00:15:18Oh my god! It stinks! It's coming from the attic! Did my sister go on the floor? Did she do
00:15:25it on purpose? Is she trying to stink us to death?
00:15:32Chloe! What are you doing in there? It stinks!
00:15:51Chloe, didn't you want to disgust us? Fine. Then stay in there with your stink. Don't even think about coming
00:15:57out to pollute our air.
00:16:00The last trace of my attachment to her snapped completely. Just like that strip of tape.
00:16:05She would rather seal the cracks of the door with tape and endure the increasingly unbearable stench than push the
00:16:11door open and look at her own daughter.
00:16:13I'm right here.
00:16:17Can't you see me?
00:16:22The tape in the end couldn't block the overwhelming stench of a rotting body. Another day passed. It was the
00:16:28day the rescue team had promised to come up the mountain.
00:16:45Chloe!
00:16:47I've had enough of you, you disgusting little brat!
00:16:49What exactly are you trying to do? Making the whole house stink on purpose? Are you trying to torment us?
00:16:54I'm gonna teach you a lesson today!
00:17:12Chloe? Chloe?
00:17:24I'm talking to you, Chloe!
00:17:26I'm talking to you, Chloe!
00:17:47I'm talking to you, Chloe.
00:17:50No.
00:17:52No, that's impossible.
00:17:54Chloe!
00:17:55You're pretending, aren't you, Chloe?
00:17:57You're lying to Mum again, aren't you?
00:18:00get up mom's not angry anymore i won't scold you again get up don't scare me please
00:18:07her hand trembled as she reached beneath my nose no breath then she reached for my neck
00:18:13feeling for a pulse nothing only coldness only silence i was truly dead dead in the
00:18:19attic she had locked with her own hands dead in the cold and hunger she had caused dead
00:18:24under the gaze she never once chose to believe no person the machine doesn't lie
00:18:40they had followed the sound of the screams the team leader pushed open the attic door
00:18:45and froze the moment he saw what was inside the body of a 10 year old girl lay curled up
00:18:50on the
00:18:50cold floor a bracelet flashing red on her wrist a woman sat collapsed on the ground screaming
00:18:56like a mad woman her eyes unfocused completely deranged david and anna who had followed behind
00:19:02turned deathly pale the moment he saw my body david's legs gave out and he collapsed at the
00:19:09doorway his whole body trembling violently
00:19:11how did this happen how did this happen how did this happen he finally understood behind the door
00:19:18he had almost opened that day lay his daughter's cold corpse he finally understood that his repeated
00:19:24hesitation and retreat had ultimately pushed me to my death anna hid behind david staring at my
00:19:31bluish swollen face and fear finally showed on her face she burst into tears clinging tightly to david's arm
00:19:38her body shaking like a leaf in the autumn wind barely able to stand she was finally afraid she
00:19:46finally understood that her prank her lies her framing had cost a life had killed her own sister
00:19:56quick call a doctor seal off the scene the rescue team leader quickly snapped out of it and shouted
00:20:03sharply at the others unable to suppress the anger in his voice the team set up a cordon a doctor
00:20:09pushed
00:20:10through the crowd and entered the attic crouching beside my body for a long time examining carefully
00:20:15his movements gentle as if afraid of damaging my already fragile skin severe hypothermia
00:20:23organ failure this child was starved for at least a month and in temperatures well below freezing she
00:20:29froze to death time of death was two to three days ago it's not my fault she was lying she
00:20:37stole food
00:20:38look the bracelet is red the red light it says she has excess calories i follow the data machines don't
00:20:46lie
00:20:47the doctor frown crouched down and carefully tried to remove the bracelet from my wrist
00:20:52but the strap had fused tightly with my frozen purplish skin almost as if it had grown into the flesh
00:20:59gritting his teeth the doctor took out specialized tools and carefully pried the bracelet off little by
00:21:05little i floated in midair watching the bracelet that had been on me for 10 whole days finally leave
00:21:10my wrist this cold shackle that had trapped me for 10 days that had caused my death finally fell away
00:21:17the doctor held the bracelet turning it over and over then open the casing on the back after just one
00:21:24glance he let out a cold laugh looking up at mom ma'am your so-called infuelable machine has been
00:21:31broken
00:21:32for a long time the temperature sensor and calorie monitoring module have completely failed
00:21:37the circuit shorted out which is why the red light stays on from the very first day it was worn
00:21:42it
00:21:43was already broken it couldn't measure anything at all it could only keep flashing red the truth
00:21:48she had trusted above all else the thing she relied on to judge my life and death had been a
00:21:55joke from
00:21:56the very beginning
00:21:59you are lying
00:22:04i hadn't lied not once
00:22:10the bracelet was broken she was wrong
00:22:13no no that's impossible
00:22:19no impossible machines don't lie
00:22:26look
00:22:27Anna's bracelet is still green
00:22:29this proves the system works
00:22:31this is scientific
00:22:33at that moment a female rescue worker walked over to Anna
00:22:36bent down and took something out of her pocket
00:22:39it had been hidden there for days
00:22:41crumpled beyond recognition
00:22:43still smeared with traces of chocolate
00:22:45holding the wrapper
00:22:47the rescue worker walked up to mom
00:22:49and said coldly
00:22:50ma'am is this the chocolate you said was stolen
00:22:55we found it in your younger daughter's pocket
00:22:57all eyes turned instantly toward Anna
00:23:01Anna's face went pale in an instant
00:23:08it wasn't me
00:23:10my sister told me to hide it
00:23:13she ate it not me
00:23:17but this time
00:23:18no one believed her anymore
00:23:23little girl take off your bracelet and show it to me
00:23:27Anna froze instantly
00:23:32no mom gave it to me
00:23:34i won't take it off
00:23:35but the doctor gave her no chance to argue
00:23:38he pulled out a screwdriver and pried the bracelet open on the spot
00:23:41what was inside made everyone gasp
00:23:44no sensors
00:23:45no chip
00:23:46no heat
00:23:47monitoring module
00:23:48nothing at all
00:23:50only two cheap green LED lights
00:23:52and a button battery
00:23:53the circuit was hardwired
00:23:55once powered
00:23:56it is just a two yuan toy
00:23:57he doctor slammed the shattered bracelet
00:24:00onto the ground in front of mom
00:24:02his voice trembled with barely contained rage
00:24:05this bracelet of your younger daughter was designed to always show green from the very beginning
00:24:09no matter what she said what she did or how much she lied
00:24:12it would always stay green
00:24:14ma'am your so-called scientific survival system
00:24:17your so-called infuelable data
00:24:19from beginning to end was nothing but a complete joke
00:24:21a sick biased joke
00:24:23you personally froze your honest daughter to death in that attic
00:24:26while treating a compulsive liar like treasure
00:24:29mom looked at the shattered plastic pieces on the ground
00:24:32at the toy still glowing green
00:24:34and suddenly she laughed
00:24:38she laughed loudly
00:24:40so loudly that tears came out of her eyes
00:24:43she doubled over
00:24:44collapsing onto the floor
00:24:46her whole body curling up with laughter
00:24:52fake
00:24:53it's all fake
00:24:55mom suddenly screamed
00:24:56and then she did something insane
00:24:58no way
00:25:00the bracelet can't be wrong
00:25:01i didn't eat anything today
00:25:03my calories couldn't possibly be over
00:25:06it'll turn green
00:25:07she grabbed the bracelet
00:25:09still stained with my blood and fragments of skin
00:25:11and snapped it onto her own wrist
00:25:13she took a deep breath
00:25:15trying to calm herself
00:25:16she raised her wrist
00:25:17her eyes wild
00:25:18look
00:25:20it'll turn green
00:25:21the red light flared bright violent
00:25:23mom's confident expression shattered instantly
00:25:26she slapped at the bracelet
00:25:27like it was a broken television
00:25:29like it was a broken television
00:25:29panic rising in her voice
00:25:31what?
00:25:32no!
00:25:33my calories can't be over
00:25:34i didn't exceed anything
00:25:36why is it red?
00:25:38i didn't lie
00:25:39she started speaking faster and faster
00:25:41it's broken
00:25:43it's broken
00:25:43the doctor broke it
00:25:44i'll try again
00:25:45i've never abused her
00:25:46i was doing it for her good
00:25:48i love
00:25:49why is it red?
00:25:50i'm telling the truth
00:25:52turn green
00:25:53you piece of junk
00:25:54you're framing me
00:25:54suddenly she remembered me
00:25:56ten year old me
00:25:58punished so severely
00:25:59curled up on the floor
00:26:00biting my lip
00:26:01to stop myself from screaming
00:26:03but the red light kept flashing
00:26:05as if it was speaking to her
00:26:06again and again
00:26:08you are a liar
00:26:09you are a liar
00:26:10no!
00:26:12mom suddenly screamed
00:26:13clawing frantically at the bracelet
00:26:15trying to rip it off her wrist
00:26:17take it off
00:26:19it's red
00:26:20i'm not a liar
00:26:21i'm not!
00:26:22but the clasp had locked
00:26:23due to her violent struggle
00:26:25like a shackle
00:26:26tightly bound to her wrist
00:26:27just as it had once been
00:26:29tightly bound to mine
00:26:31a doctor picked up the diary
00:26:34from the floor
00:26:34he flipped through it
00:26:36page by page
00:26:37his expression
00:26:38growing darker
00:26:39and darker
00:26:42february 14th
00:26:42day 7 of the blizzard
00:26:44mom found the chocolate missing
00:26:45she said i stole it
00:26:47i didn't
00:26:47it was anna who ate it
00:26:48my bracelet turned red
00:26:50mom hit me
00:26:51shocked me with the brazier
00:26:52mom locked me in the acnic
00:26:53dad took my bring me food
00:26:55but anna stopped him
00:26:56anna poured hot water
00:26:57onto my cardboard bed
00:26:58i hit the floor
00:26:59and called for mom
00:26:59but she turned up the music
00:27:01so loud she couldn't hear me
00:27:04when i was nine
00:27:05anna broke mom's
00:27:06most precious tech robot
00:27:08and cried saying i did it
00:27:09without even asking
00:27:11mom locked me in the storage room
00:27:12for a full day and night
00:27:14with no food or water
00:27:15i banged on the door
00:27:16crying that it wasn't me
00:27:18but she wouldn't listen
00:27:19and anna
00:27:21she was curled up in mom's arms
00:27:23eating sweet strawberries
00:27:24watching me be locked away
00:27:26with a happy smile
00:27:27countless days and nights
00:27:29anna stole my toys
00:27:31tore my drawings
00:27:32ruined my homework
00:27:33and then cried to mom
00:27:34saying i didn't
00:27:36every single time
00:27:37mom believed anna
00:27:38without question
00:27:39then scolded me
00:27:40punished me
00:27:41and made me stand
00:27:42in a cold corner
00:27:43without food
00:27:45machines don't lie
00:27:48anna's wristband is green
00:27:50you're just a liar
00:27:51mom i really didn't lie
00:27:54i've never lied to you
00:27:55i know you don't like me
00:27:56but i still love you
00:27:58if i die
00:27:59will you regret it
00:28:00will you miss me even a little
00:28:03if there's a next life
00:28:04can you believe me once
00:28:06can you please stop calling me a liar
00:28:10every word struck like a heavy hammer
00:28:12crashing down on on my mom's heart
00:28:15she covered her face and let out a heart wrenching cry
00:28:18like a wounded beast
00:28:20she remembered the fourth day of the blizzard
00:28:23the slap she gave me across the face
00:28:25and the electric shock that coursed through my entire body
00:28:30she remembered pulling the only blanket off me and wrapping it around anna instead
00:28:35and the despair in my eyes
00:28:39she remembered me banging on the floor
00:28:42screaming for her help
00:28:43while she deliberately turned up symphony of fate to the maximum volume to block out her own ears
00:28:49she remembered sealing the cracks of the attic door with tape
00:28:52and the disgust and impatience she felt at the time
00:28:58she had personally little by little pushed her daughter toward death
00:29:02she had personally killed the little girl who loved her most
00:29:05and trusted her most
00:29:10mom let out a piercing scream
00:29:12and suddenly raised her head
00:29:14looking toward anna curled up in the corner
00:29:17it's you
00:29:18it's all you
00:29:21she lunged forward like a mad woman
00:29:23tightly gripping anna's throat
00:29:25screaming hysterically
00:29:27you're the one who lied
00:29:29you're the one who stole the chocolate
00:29:31you tricked me
00:29:33you killed chloe
00:29:34i'm going to kill you
00:29:37you'll pay for my daughter's life
00:29:42the rescue staff and doctors rushed in and pulled mom away
00:29:46pinning her firmly down on the sofa
00:29:50my dad watched everything
00:29:52the crazed mother
00:29:54the terrified anna
00:29:55and the bloodstained note in the evidence bag
00:29:58and finally snapped
00:30:02you monster
00:30:06that was your daughter
00:30:07our daughter
00:30:08you froze her to death with your own hands
00:30:11how dare you
00:30:12how could you
00:30:15it's not my fault
00:30:17it was the wristband
00:30:19it was anna
00:30:22it's not my fault
00:30:24my body was placed into a black body bag
00:30:27the zipper slowly closed
00:30:28sealing away my short 10 years of life
00:30:31filled with pain and despair
00:30:32don't take her away
00:30:34give her remember back to me
00:30:35she ran across the snowfield
00:30:37her bare feet stepping onto sharp ice shards
00:30:40instantly cutting her skin
00:30:41blood trailed across the white snow
00:30:43leaving a shocking red path behind her
00:30:47chloe
00:30:47mom will give you all the food rations
00:30:50please open your eyes and look at me
00:30:52she reached the landing gear area
00:30:55desperately jumping upward
00:30:56trying to grab hold of the edge of the body bag
00:30:59but she only grasped empty
00:31:01freezing air
00:31:02and swirling snowflakes
00:31:06this incident quickly spread across the world
00:31:09the rescue team's camera had recorded everything
00:31:12one of the crew members accidentally uploaded the footage online
00:31:15and from there
00:31:17it spread like an unstoppable avalanche
00:31:28the entire internet exploded
00:31:30netizens were in full outrage
00:31:41and that father too
00:31:42he did nothing the entire time
00:31:44just watched his daughter being abused
00:31:46he deserves to die as well
00:31:48a flood of insults poured in like an avalanche
00:31:51crashing down on my mom
00:31:52my dad
00:31:53and this shattered family
00:31:55on the second day after the incident escalated
00:31:58our villa at the foot of the mountain
00:32:00was completely surrounded by an enraged crowd
00:32:02the front gate had been splashed with bright red paint
00:32:05in thick black marker
00:32:07the words murderers
00:32:08get out of this city
00:32:10and justice for chloe
00:32:11were written everywhere
00:32:13the villa windows had been smashed with bricks
00:32:16red paint and abusive slogans covered the walls and floors
00:32:20at the entrance reporters and furious protesters packed tightly together
00:32:25behind them the crowd held signs filled with insults
00:32:29chanting loudly until the noise shook the air
00:32:32grace the murderer get out
00:32:34you don't deserve to be a mother
00:32:35pay for chloe's life
00:32:37evil family get out of switzerland
00:32:40neighbors had already moved out one after another
00:32:43the property management even came with legal notices
00:32:46demanding we leave immediately
00:32:48saying our presence had severely damaged neighborhood safety and property values
00:32:52and caused extreme disturbance to other residents
00:32:54inside the villa
00:32:56everything was in chaos
00:32:57the curtains were tightly drawn
00:32:59the lights stayed off
00:33:00only the glow of the television illuminated the pale faces of my dad and my mom
00:33:04the house phone had been completely overwhelmed
00:33:06every call that came through brought waves of insults and curses
00:33:09even the mobile phones couldn't be turned on
00:33:12the moment they were switched on
00:33:13countless abusive messages and non-stop harassing calls flooded in
00:33:17it's not my fault
00:33:19it's not my fault
00:33:30it's all your fault
00:33:31all of it
00:33:32if it weren't for that damn bracelet of yours
00:33:34if you hadn't trusted those useless data readings
00:33:37chloe wouldn't be dead
00:33:38we wouldn't have ended up like this
00:33:39you're a mad woman
00:33:41a murderer
00:33:45what right do you have to blame me
00:33:47you were there to save her
00:33:48you're an accomplice
00:33:49you deserve to die too
00:33:55you're a mad woman
00:34:11you're a mad woman
00:34:19you're a mad woman
00:34:21Mom and dad had no choice but to sell the house, the car, and everything valuable in the home to
00:34:26cover legal fees and compensation.
00:34:42How dare you!
00:34:48Stop!
00:34:57Don't touch my things! Those are mine! Give them back!
00:35:05These items have been seized and auctioned by the court. They no longer belong to you.
00:35:23If you fail to repay the debt, we will file for court enforcement and have you imprisoned it.
00:35:27Oh my God!
00:35:34Oh my God!
00:35:47Sklaise?
00:35:48Anna?
00:36:06Anna, look at Anna
00:36:10It's not fair
00:36:45Didn't you love lying?
00:36:46It wasn't me, I didn't kill my sister
00:36:49Didn't you have that bracelet with the always green signal?
00:36:51Why doesn't anyone believe you now?
00:36:53You deserve it, this is what you get for what you did to your sister
00:36:56Liar, thief, murderer
00:36:58Why don't they bully anyone else, just you?
00:37:01Maybe you should reflect on yourself
00:37:03When you harmed your sister, when you harmed your...
00:37:06Did you ever think this day would come?
00:37:14Let me out, please let me out
00:37:16I didn't steal it, I really didn't
00:37:23No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:37:26no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:37:26no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:37:26no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:37:26no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:37:26no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
00:37:58This was her rightful punishment.
00:38:03As for mom, her fate was even more tragic than anyone else's.
00:38:08The defendant should undergo a forensic psychiatric evaluation.
00:38:14I'm not crazy. Everything I do is based on the data from the scientific wristband.
00:38:19I didn't do anything wrong.
00:38:30Can you explain the behavior at that time?
00:38:32I didn't do anything wrong. The bracelet is broken. Anna lied to me.
00:38:44Chloe, sorry. It's all my fault.
00:38:52Machines don't lie. Red light.
00:38:58Chloe, I'm sorry.
00:39:01She had lost the capacity for civil conduct and was unfit to serve a prison sentence.
00:39:06She would be forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital for lifelong isolated treatment.
00:39:15I'm not crazy. You're the ones who are crazy. The bracelet was broken. It's not my fault. I'm not insane.
00:39:25I was right. The data doesn't lie. Chloe lied to me. Anna lied to me. I'm not crazy. Let me
00:39:32out.
00:39:33Just like no one had believed me back then, police officers and caretakers walked in carrying restraint straps.
00:39:41The moment mom saw them, she reacted like a startled beast.
00:39:45She kept retreating, then suddenly tried to run toward dad's direction as if hoping he would save her.
00:39:52But dad had long since disappeared.
00:39:56In the courtroom, there was not a single person on her side.
00:40:01In that moment, she was truly alone.
00:40:05Just like I once was, trapped in the attic with no one to turn to.
00:40:12Before being sent to the psychiatric hospital, she did something insane.
00:40:16That was the day my body was sent to the funeral home.
00:40:20Hey!
00:40:27Drive back!
00:40:33Chloe! Mom was wrong! Come back! I'm sorry!
00:40:39Chloe!
00:40:41Wait for me!
00:40:51Her feet suffered severe frostbite, and the tissue completely neckerated.
00:40:56The doctors had no choice but to perform an amputation, cutting everything below the knees.
00:41:02She became a woman without legs.
00:41:07Completely broken, and completely insane.
00:41:11Get out! Chloe!
00:41:13In the psychiatric hospital, she became the strangest patient.
00:41:18No one knew where she got it from, but she found a red plastic ring and wore it around her
00:41:23neck like a collar.
00:41:23It was her self-made calorie-monitoring bracelet.
00:41:28Don't touch my light! Chloe is watching! If you take it away, she'll get angry!
00:41:35Grace!
00:41:36Grace!
00:41:38Grace!
00:41:38Grace, it's time to eat!
00:41:39Grace!
00:41:40Grace, don't punish me, Chloe! I'm sorry!
00:41:44She was reliving my final moments before death.
00:41:47She locked herself inside the same cold attic where I had once been trapped, reliving my personal hell over and
00:41:53over again.
00:41:54Chloe, I'm sorry. Mom was wrong. Please come back, okay?
00:41:58Mom will never trust the bracelet again. Mom will bake you cake, cover you with blankets.
00:42:02I confess. I confess.
00:42:06Red light! Red light!
00:42:08Chloe! Mom was wrong! Mom shouldn't have trusted the red light!
00:42:23Chloe, are you there? Mom threw the bracelet away. Mom doesn't believe in it anymore.
00:42:29Please come back! Please come back! Mom will cook for you! Mom will buy you new dresses!
00:42:34There was no ripple in my heart. Only a dead silence. Regret means nothing to the dead. It was too
00:42:40late.
00:42:40Mom, it's all too late.
00:42:44When I was locked in the attic and frozen to death, where was your remorse?
00:42:48When I used my last strength to write a blood written plea, begging you to believe me just once, where
00:42:54was your remorse?
00:42:55Mom, I don't hate you anymore. But I don't love you anymore either. In the next life, let's not meet
00:43:02again.
00:43:08I drifted through the snowstorm of the Alps. Snow fell onto my body, yet I felt no cold at all.
00:43:14I was finally free. No red lights, no hunger, no cold, no lies, no mom's hatred, no Anna's framing, no
00:43:21dad's inaction.
00:43:22Only boundless freedom.
00:43:23Just then, I heard a familiar bark. I looked down. A golden sled dog was sitting in the snow, wagging
00:43:30its tail, looking up at me with bright eyes.
00:43:32It was Buddy. Buddy was the dog I once raised. A gift from dad on my eighth birthday. A gentle
00:43:39golden retriever sled dog.
00:43:41My only warmth in childhood. When my mom called me a liar and Anna bullied me, only Buddy would run
00:43:49over, lie down by my feet, and rub its head against my hand, staying with me.
00:43:56But Mom didn't like it. She said dogs carry germs and would affect her research.
00:44:02Before we came to the snowy mountains for vacation, she took advantage of a moment when I wasn't paying attention
00:44:08and abandoned Bunny in the mountains.
00:44:10Bunny! Bunny!
00:44:15I cried for days and searched for days, but I never found him. It turns out he had always been
00:44:22here, waiting for me at the border.
00:44:30Let's go. Don't look back. I could feel his soft, warm fur. Feel his body temperature. Feel his heartbeat. This
00:44:39was the living, breathing connection I had longed for most when I was alive.
00:44:47In the distance, a door of light appeared. It was the entrance to the next cycle of reincarnation.
00:44:54I turned back and took one last look at this world that had tormented me for ten years. One look
00:44:59in the direction of the psychiatric hospital, and one look at the wooden cabin that had trapped me.
00:45:04Then I turned around, holding Buddy's paw, and walked step by step toward that door of light. Everything behind me
00:45:12became like a faded photograph, slowly blurring and dissolving.
00:45:16My mother's final tears, the bracelet's red glow, the blood written message on the floor, the freezing attic. All of
00:45:23it vanished. I did not look back.
00:45:26The nightmare that had lasted wood for ten years had finally come to a true end.
00:45:31Passing through that light, there was no spinning, no chaos, only endless warmth as if I were sinking into a
00:45:37spring stream.
00:45:38Even the pain deep within my soul, those lingering aches and phantom pains, gradually faded away. Buddy's paw in my
00:45:45hand was warm and gentle.
00:45:46When I opened my eyes again, I was small, wrapped in a soft blanket. Someone was humming. It was a
00:45:55woman's voice. Gentle, slightly off-key, yet filled with love.
00:46:00Her fingers lightly brushed across my cheek, carrying the scent of gardenias. Not the cold, disinfectant smell from my mother
00:46:07in my previous life. Not that clinical, distant feeling.
00:46:12You're awake. Honey, come quickly. Our daughter just blinked.
00:46:17He was tall, with healthy, wheel-colored skin weathered features. But his eyes were exceptionally gentle. He was my father
00:46:25in this sweet life, Martin.
00:46:27He was the same rescue captain from my previous life. The first person to rush into the attic and find
00:46:33my body.
00:46:36Hey, Charlotte. I'm your dad.
00:46:40Charlotte. Not Chloe. No burden. No shackles. No lies. No label of liar. Just Charlotte. A name that meant warmth,
00:46:51being cherished, and being loved unconditionally.
00:46:54I grew up in a home filled with love. Our house wasn't big, but it was clean and warm. In
00:46:59the living room, there was a large fireplace that burned brightly every winter, filling everything with cozy heat.
00:47:05There were no heat-monitoring bracelets. No red or green lights. No strict food rationing. No cold attic. Only endless
00:47:13love and unconditional trust.
00:47:15When I was three years old, my mother made hot cocoa. The aroma drifted from the kitchen into the living
00:47:21room.
00:47:31Baby, I'm here. Charlotte, you're safe now. I'm here. Dad is here. No one will hurt you.
00:47:42My throat hurts. I don't want hot cocoa.
00:47:48Not like the hot water in the attic thermos that Anna once poured out. Not something that had been held
00:47:54up to my mouth before being taken away.
00:47:56When I was four years old, the kindergarten organized a health checkup that included a blood test.
00:48:09Charlotte, it's just a tiny poke. It won't hurt. Look at the other children. They're all very brave.
00:48:14Don't punish me. I didn't lie. Don't shock me.
00:48:17It's okay.
00:48:19Sorry, my child's experienced trauma. We're going to skip the physical exam for now.
00:48:23We'll take her to a child psychologist and we'll come back when she's ready.
00:48:31Charlotte, did someone hurt you before?
00:48:36Bracelet, red light, so cold.
00:48:38My baby, you must have suffered so much, didn't you? It's okay now. You're home. Mom and Dad are here.
00:48:47No one can hurt you anymore.
00:48:48From that day on, they regularly took me to see a child psychologist.
00:48:55The doctor said I had severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
00:49:00My parents never complained once. They never made me feel like a burden.
00:49:05They stayed with me, played games with me, did therapy exercises with me, slowly healing the wounds in my heart.
00:49:13They bought me many, many colorful, beautiful bracelets.
00:49:18But they never forced me to wear any of them.
00:49:22These are just accessories, Charlotte. Wear them if you like. If you don't, just take them off.
00:49:26No matter what, your dad and I will always love you.
00:49:28I looked at the sparkling bracelet on my wrist.
00:49:31There was no red light, no electric shock, no accusation, only my mother's gentle smile.
00:49:35It took me two lifetimes to finally hear those words.
00:49:38When I was five years old, I once had a fever.
00:49:42I started crying uncontrollably.
00:49:44I feel hot.
00:49:46It wasn't because I felt unwell.
00:49:48It was because what I said.
00:49:49Mom immediately took a thermometer and checked my temperature.
00:50:01Mom, if I say I feel hot, do you believe me?
00:50:07I believe you. If you say you're hot, then you're hot. The thermometer says you're hot, too. Of course I
00:50:14believe you.
00:50:15What if the thermometer didn't say I was hot, but I said I was? Would you still believe me?
00:50:20I would. Your feelings are your own. They don't need any machine to prove them.
00:50:26I held onto those words in my heart for a long, long time.
00:50:30The afternoon I had a fever. It started snowing outside.
00:50:34Dad wrapped me in a blanket and held me by the window as we watched the snow.
00:50:39Mom loved snowy days the most when I was a child, building snowmen with my brother.
00:50:43Once I had placed the snowman's nose where its eyes should be.
00:50:51Why?
00:50:52It was so the snowman could look down at its own feet.
00:50:55Otherwise, it would never know what it was wearing.
00:50:58I was wrapped in that blanket simply because they wanted me to feel warm, so they wrapped me up in
00:51:04it.
00:51:04It was soft, thick, and warm.
00:51:06I buried my face in it and took a breath.
00:51:09It smelled like fabric softener.
00:51:11Clean, dry, and unmistakably the scent of home.
00:51:14When I was seven, I started elementary school.
00:51:17There was a girl in my class named Lena.
00:51:19She looked exactly like Anna from my previous life.
00:51:23The same eyes, the same face shape.
00:51:29Sister, you're so pitiful.
00:51:37I'm, my name is Lena.
00:51:40You, do you want to be my friend?
00:51:43Her tone was so cautious, so eager to please.
00:51:46Just like me in my previous life, almost instinctively, I glanced at her wrist.
00:51:50She was wearing a cheap green cartoon wristband.
00:51:54Later, I learned that Lena's mother was also extremely strict.
00:51:58She demanded absolute obedience and absolute honesty.
00:52:01If Lena made even the smallest mistake, she would be locked in her room and denied food.
00:52:06Lena, just like my past self, lived in endless fear and suppression.
00:52:10One day, Lena accidentally broke the teacher's glass cup.
00:52:18I looked at her, at the fear and despair in her eyes.
00:52:22In that instant, I was reminded of my past self.
00:52:25The little girl who lay on the cold floor, writing I am a liar over and over again, begging for
00:52:30forgiveness again and again.
00:52:34Lena, it's okay. Accidents happen. Let's go tell the teacher together, okay? The teacher won't be angry.
00:52:41But, Mom said that children who lie are bad kids, and they will be punished.
00:52:47Being honest doesn't mean you never make mistakes.
00:52:49It means that when you do make a mistake, you're brave enough to admit it.
00:52:52And even if you tell the truth, you shouldn't be punished for it.
00:52:56I broke the cup. I'm sorry.
00:53:00The teacher didn't get angry.
00:53:02Instead, she smiled, patted both our heads, and said it was okay, just to be more careful next time.
00:53:08From that day on, we became best friends.
00:53:11I took Lena home to meet my parents.
00:53:14She looked at my mom and dad, so gentle, so patient, never shouting over small things,
00:53:20never punishing a child for making mistakes.
00:53:23Her eyes were filled with envy.
00:53:25Lena, you don't need to please everyone.
00:53:27You're allowed to have your own feelings.
00:53:29You can say no, you can be scared, you can make mistakes, none of that is shameful.
00:53:34One day, Lena's mother came to school to pick her up.
00:53:37When she saw us together, her face immediately darkened.
00:53:40She grabbed Lena's hand tightly and said sharply,
00:53:43Did you cause trouble again? Is Charlotte helping you lie?
00:53:49Auntie, Lena hasn't done anything wrong.
00:53:52She's a very, very good child.
00:53:54You shouldn't always assume the worst about her.
00:53:57She's afraid of you.
00:54:01That night, she called my mom.
00:54:03They talked for a long time, and in the end, she said thank you.
00:54:10Your daughter made me realize how terribly wrong I've been.
00:54:14Little by little, Lena's mother became gentler.
00:54:17She started learning to listen instead of shouting, to trust instead of blaming.
00:54:23And Lena, too, became more and more confident, more and more open.
00:54:29In my previous life, I was never saved.
00:54:32I endured all the pain alone in the darkness.
00:54:34But in this life, I can save others.
00:54:37When I was ten years old, Dad took us to the mountains.
00:54:41Not the Alps, just ordinary mountains.
00:54:44Dad was the captain of a mountain rescue team.
00:54:46He knew every path in the area, knew where the hidden ice was, which slopes were dangerous, where you could
00:54:51set up camp, and where rock clops might happen after rain.
00:54:54He led me along an easier trail.
00:54:55Mom walked behind us, camera in hand, taking photos from time to time.
00:55:04Here.
00:55:07Dad, have you ever seen people trapped in snowy mountains?
00:55:11Yes.
00:55:12Many times.
00:55:14What happened to them in the end?
00:55:20Some were rescued.
00:55:21Some weren't.
00:55:23The ones who weren't rescued?
00:55:27Do you still remember them?
00:55:29I remember.
00:55:30Every single one.
00:55:32Do you know why I chose this job?
00:55:35No.
00:55:36Because I hope that after every snowstorm, no one is left alone in the mountains.
00:55:40For everyone who gets trapped, I hope someone can reach them in time.
00:55:44The wind blew down from the mountain, carrying the scent of pine trees and a faint coolness from the distant
00:55:49stream.
00:55:50But it wasn't the kind of cold that selt into your bones.
00:55:53It was breathable, refreshing, alive.
00:55:56A summer kind of cool.
00:55:58The coolness of being alive.
00:56:02Look.
00:56:06I stared at that photo for a long time.
00:56:09That child was me.
00:56:10Clean.
00:56:11Looking outward.
00:56:12Alive.
00:56:13Not Chloe curled up in the corner of an attic in my previous life.
00:56:16That was Charlotte.
00:56:17Standing in the sunlight.
00:56:18Standing between dad and mom.
00:56:20At that moment, I remembered the lines in my drawing book.
00:56:23I remembered the hands that wrote them.
00:56:25I remembered the child, who use up her last bit of strength, just say,
00:56:30I love you so much.
00:56:32You don't need a wristband to prove that what you say is true.
00:56:35There are people here who believe you.
00:56:37Even without a wristband, even without any device to verify it, even if what you say sounds impossible, there will
00:56:43still be someone who will catch every word you say.
00:56:45There are people here who believe you.
00:56:48Hey.
00:56:50In autumn, one of dad's old rescue teammates came to visit, bringing his wife and an elderly woman when with
00:56:57them.
00:56:57She was his mother.
00:56:59Even though time had carved deep marks into her face, even though it shed the obsession and madness of my
00:57:04previous life, even though the eyes that once belonged to a scientist no longer held that burning phoneticism, only gentleness
00:57:10and the weight of years, I would never mistake her.
00:57:13This was Grace.
00:57:22Charlotte!
00:57:24What's wrong, sweetheart?
00:57:25Are you feeling unwell?
00:57:27At that moment, the old woman's gaze also fell on me.
00:57:30Her originally gentle eyes froze the instant she saw me.
00:57:41This is your child?
00:57:46Yes, this is our daughter, Charlotte.
00:57:50Charlotte.
00:57:51I could clearly see the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, the white strands at her Thames, and the
00:57:58tears pooling in her eyes, held back so tightly that they refused to fall.
00:58:04Charlotte.
00:58:06Such a beautiful name.
00:58:09My throat felt blocked, as if something was stuck there.
00:58:13I was no longer Chloe.
00:58:15I am Charlotte, the Charlotte who had grown up wrapped in love.
00:58:20Seeing that I remained silent, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.
00:58:27How old are you?
00:58:31Ten.
00:58:33Ten?
00:58:34That's good.
00:58:35At lunchtime, she sat directly across from me.
00:58:39She carefully used serving chopsters to put food into my bowl.
00:58:44Aunty, you're spoiling Charlotte too much.
00:58:47You should eat too.
00:58:50It's fine.
00:58:51When I look at this child, I just feel an instant sense of closeness.
00:58:56I looked at the pile of food in my bowl, my emotions tangled and heavy.
00:59:01In my previous life, until the day I died, I had always hoped, just once, that she would serve me
00:59:08a bite of food, say something gentle to me, or believe me even once.
00:59:12But now, she had done it.
00:59:16Only, it was already too late.
00:59:18In the afternoon, I paint alone in the sunroom.
00:59:25Charlotte, can I sit here for a while? I won't disturb you while you draw.
00:59:31She carefully walked over and sat down on the wicker chair beside me.
00:59:35I know who you are.
00:59:38And I also know who I am.
00:59:40From the moment I was born, I carried all my memories.
00:59:45I remember everything I did to you.
00:59:49I'm sorry, Chloe. I'm sorry.
00:59:55Chloe, I'm sorry to you. I'm really sorry.
01:00:00Every day, I ask myself,
01:00:03Why didn't I trust you that day in the cabin?
01:00:07Why did I trust that broken wristband instead of my own daughter?
01:00:12I remember slapping you.
01:00:15I remember shocking you.
01:00:17The way you curled up on the floor, begging me to stop.
01:00:22I remember locking you in the attic.
01:00:25The way you clung to the door frame, begging me not to lock it.
01:00:30I remember kicking open the attic door and finding your frozen body.
01:00:37And the red light still flashing on your wrist.
01:00:42I saw your blood, written letter, every single word.
01:00:46I carved into my heart and carried with me for the rest of my life.
01:00:51You asked if there could be another life.
01:00:55Could I please trust you once?
01:00:57Could I stop calling you a liar?
01:01:00But I didn't even give you that chance.
01:01:02I destroyed it with my own hands.
01:01:05I'm sorry.
01:01:07It was a diary with a sunflower on the cover.
01:01:10The flower I had loved most in my previous life.
01:01:14Chloe, no, Charlotte.
01:01:18I know that no matter how many apologies I say, it's useless now.
01:01:22I took your life.
01:01:24I can never repay what I owe you.
01:01:27Not in this life, not in the next.
01:01:30I don't dare to ask for your forgiveness.
01:01:33I just...
01:01:35I just wanted to tell you sorry in person.
01:01:37I just want you to know that I understand now.
01:01:40Love is not measured by machines nor judged by data.
01:01:43It is listening to you, believing what you say, holding you and telling you that your mother is here.
01:01:47But I understood all of that far too late.
01:01:50Too late.
01:01:50I'm so sorry, Charlotte.
01:01:53She was crying so hard that her whole body trembled.
01:01:56Her aged face was covered in tears and regret.
01:02:02I looked at her for a long time.
01:02:05In my previous life, lying on the cold floor of the attic,
01:02:09what I had wanted most before dying was a single apology from her.
01:02:13A single, I believe you.
01:02:15But now, she was truly standing in front of me, saying countless apologies,
01:02:19and yet I realized, they no longer mattered to me.
01:02:22I already had a new life.
01:02:24Parents who loved me, a warm home, and a bright future.
01:02:28Auntie, I don't hate you anymore.
01:02:30Her tears fell even harder.
01:02:32Her lips trembled, as if she wanted to say something, but no words came out.
01:02:36But I also won't call you mom again.
01:02:38The me I am now what is Charlotte.
01:02:40I have my own parents, they love me very much.
01:02:43I've received your repentance.
01:02:45I don't hate you anymore, because I don't want to be trapped by the past.
01:02:50I don't want to spend my entire life living inside that snowy mountain nightmare.
01:02:54But I also won't forgive you.
01:02:56Not because of hatred, but because what happened does not deserve forgiveness.
01:03:00After hearing my words, her body swayed.
01:03:04She covered her face and let out a broken, desperate sob.
01:03:08She knew I was right.
01:03:11It was too late.
01:03:13Everything was too late.
01:03:15When she locked me in the attic and let me freeze to death,
01:03:18where was her remorse then?
01:03:19When I kept calling her mom, over and over, telling her I wasn't lying,
01:03:24where was her remorse then?
01:03:26When I used my last strength to write a blood letter,
01:03:30begging her to believe me just once,
01:03:33where was her remorse then?
01:03:35Now it was all too late.
01:03:38That afternoon, when Jason's family prepared to leave,
01:03:41the old woman walked at the very end.
01:03:44At the doorway, she turned back to look at me once more.
01:03:47Her eyes were full of tears, reluctance, and endless loneliness.
01:03:50Then, leaning on her cane, she walked away slowly, step by step.
01:03:53I stood at the door, watching her aged, hunched body disappear down the street,
01:03:57and in my heart, there was no ripple at all.
01:03:59Mom walked over and gently hugged me from behind.
01:04:03She didn't ask what had happened.
01:04:05She simply patted my head softly.
01:04:07No matter what happens, your dad and I are here for you.
01:04:12That night, I lay in bed with steady breathing,
01:04:15occasionally shifting as I chased something in my dreams.
01:04:18I stared at the ceiling, thinking of my previous life.
01:04:23Chloe!
01:04:25Chloe!
01:04:26Chloe!
01:04:26They were real.
01:04:27The pain was real.
01:04:28That cold, abandoned time when no one came for me,
01:04:32that was real too.
01:04:34But I am no longer Chloe.
01:04:37I am Charlotte, and I no longer hate Grace.
01:04:40That winter, Dad's rescue team completed a high difficulty mission.
01:04:46A family of three had been trapped near the 3,000 meter snow line,
01:04:50and they were all rescued safely.
01:04:53No one was injured.
01:04:55During the celebration, the entire team was eating in the cafeteria.
01:04:59Mom sat in a corner, smiling as she watched him.
01:05:02I sat beside Mom, eating and listening to their stories.
01:05:05They talked about the child from that stranded family.
01:05:08A boy, eight years old.
01:05:11When they found him, he was curled up in a hollow,
01:05:14facing away from the wind.
01:05:15His head wrapped tightly in his clothes.
01:05:18He knew how to preserve body heat.
01:05:20He lasted much longer than we expected.
01:05:23After being rescued, the first thing the boy asked was,
01:05:28Where is my mom?
01:05:30Mom is here.
01:05:32That boy's mother is here.
01:05:33My mother is here too.
01:05:35This is real.
01:05:37This is not the long winter from my past life.
01:05:40Not a wish written in blood.
01:05:42This is now. This is today.
01:05:44Mom's hand is still on my shoulder.
01:05:47She doesn't know what I'm thinking,
01:05:49but she just keeps it there.
01:05:52That's enough.
01:05:53This is already enough.
01:05:55Alright, very nice.
01:05:56When I was 13, I graduated from elementary school
01:05:59and got into the best middle school in the city.
01:06:02Dad and mom took me to the seaside to celebrate.
01:06:06I stood by the ocean.
01:06:08The sea wind brushed through my hair, carrying a salty taste.
01:06:13I spread my arms, feeling the wind, feeling freedom.
01:06:18For a moment, I seemed to see my past self.
01:06:26Charlotte, what are you thinking about?
01:06:30I'm just grateful to be alive and to be with you.
01:06:34Silly girl, we're the lucky ones.
01:06:37Having you as our daughter is the greatest happiness of our lives.
01:06:44The suffering of my past life taught me to cherish the happiness of this one.
01:06:49The pain that went deep into my bones taught me what true love is
01:06:53and what true trust really means.
01:06:56I no longer need to fear the red lights.
01:07:00I can laugh.
01:07:01I can cry.
01:07:02I can freely express my feelings.
01:07:04I can love bravely and be loved in return.
01:07:07I have parents who love me the best friend and a bright future.
01:07:10This is a life I never even dared to dream of in my past life.
01:07:14That night, on the hotel balcony, I took out my diary.
01:07:18Today, I saw the ocean.
01:07:20It was vast, blue, and free.
01:07:23I thought of my past self, the little girl locked in the attic,
01:07:27longing to be loved and believed.
01:07:29She would never believe that I could live such a happy life now.
01:07:33My parents love me very much.
01:07:35They taught me what honesty and courage are.
01:07:39Lena is now my best friend.
01:07:42She is confident and bright, her smile like stars in her eyes.
01:07:47The old lady is in good health.
01:07:49She often calls me and sends me pastries she makes herself.
01:07:53Buddy is still that silly little guy, always pawing at my hand asking me to play with him.
01:07:58I no longer hate anyone.
01:07:59I am no longer attached to the past.
01:08:02Those painful memories are like footprints on the beach, washed away by the waves.
01:08:08But they taught me to cherish every step I take.
01:08:10I know that in my past life, my mother, sister, and father all received their due consequences.
01:08:17And I, at last, have broken free from the chains and found true freedom.
01:08:22I don't want to see them again.
01:08:23I don't want to relive that life again.
01:08:26I just want to be Charlotte, simple, happy, and loved.
01:08:30I do want to be honest.
01:08:30I am not sure I am the beach.
01:08:30You are the most beautiful and beautiful and beautiful.
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