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The Birthday Funeral: My Hero Dad Left Me to Die englishsub
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00:05my dad used to be my superhero he was a firefighter rushing into burning buildings saving lives
00:11until that day my hero killed me with his hands the downtown building collapsed it was pitch black
00:16like i was trapped in an iron barrel the air was thick dust and blood everywhere a huge concrete
00:21slab was crushing my chest it hurt so much every breath felt like swallowing broken glass mom
00:25shielded me with her body her arms were torn open by rebar but she kept digging through the rubble
00:29just when i thought i couldn't hold on any longer a blinding light cut through the darkness it was dad
00:33he was wearing that firefighter uniform i admired so much charging like a superhero i thought i was
00:37saved dad it hurts please help me i weakly reached out to him liam save mia she is bleeding but
00:44dad
00:44only paused for a second he followed another crying voice turned without hesitation and walked towards
00:48the corner there she was area the daughter of his first love serena she only had a few scratches but
00:53hugging her knees and pretending to cry loudly chloe listen to me serena and her daughter are in an
00:58extremely critical situation i have to go to them now what are you saying what about our daughter
01:03can't you save your own daughter first dad frowned he forcefully pried open mom's blood-soaked fingers
01:08chloe don't be difficult right now my duty is to prioritize the people in the most danger
01:12mia hang in there daddy will get them out first then i will come right back for you
01:16i watch him walk against the light holding someone else's daughter tightly in his arms striding
01:21out of the rubble i don't cry because dad is a hero heroes always save the weakest first
01:25right dad taught me to be strong mom don't cry it doesn't hurt anymore the concrete slab crushed my
01:31chest completely mom's screams tore through my ears but i couldn't hear them clearly anymore
01:40my body grew lighter i floated up into the air and turned into a transparent ghost
01:44i look down at my own crushed unrecognizable body then i look at dad walking away i watch him
01:49walking against the light hold someone else's daughter against his chest he walked so fast
01:53too fast to hear mom's cries for help dad the girl in your arms is smiling so happily
02:03but you don't know your own daughter the one who waited for you every night to come home and tell
02:07her bedtime stories died forever today
02:14after becoming a ghost i follow mom who looks like a walking corpse all the way to the hospital
02:18under the harsh fluorescent lights two metal paddles keep shocking my body it must hurt because mom
02:23kept buying but i couldn't feel the pain anymore until the cold machine screamed into a flat line
02:27the doctor shook his head helplessly he draped a white sheet over my dust-covered face mom collapsed
02:31onto the cold tiles of the emergency room she cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound
02:35but where was dad i float through the long hospital corridors searching for him through the half open
02:40more finally i found him in the most luxurious vip room at the end of the hallway i see aria
02:45lying on a
02:45soft hospital bed then next to her was a giant pink gift box the limited edition barbie doll i had
02:50dreamed of i begged dad for an entire month you know what he said too expensive little kids shouldn't
02:55be so vain but now he buys it for someone else's daughter even without looking at the price tag
03:01liam the vip room is too expensive if chloe finds out you used her card she'll be angry
03:06dad gently strokes her hair his voice was softer than i had ever heard it is fine a good environment
03:10will
03:10help aria recover chloe has lots of money and she will not mind float up to the ceiling i shouted
03:14in
03:14protest that is mom's money but he couldn't hear me his phone screen lit up dad glances it then turns
03:20it off right at moment mom is standing outside the slightly open door like a wandering ghost
03:25the once pure white dress is now stained dark red with my blood her body is covered in dirt and
03:30wounds
03:30she just stares at the scene inside the room liam and serena's family are like a real happy family
03:35they are laughing and enjoying themselves the cold wind in the roadway blew through mom's hair
03:39she is holding her phone which is still ringing the last glim of light in her eyes goes out completely
03:47mom pushes open the hospital room door covered in dust and blood she looks like something dragged
03:51back from hell shattering the warmth of the room dad sees mom he pulls away from serena like he'd been
03:56electrocuted chloe why do you look like this what are you doing here so this is what you have been
04:01so
04:01busy doing can't even answer the phone i could see her injured leg was still limping i wanted to float
04:06over
04:06to dad tell him mom was in pain tell him i was already dead but instead dad instinctively stepped
04:12in front of serena's bed as if mom was some crazy woman who might hurt them chloe can you be
04:16reasonable
04:16for once serena is a single mother she almost fainted from strife earlier i'm just here helping
04:19to comfort area helping helping liam when you were saving them did you think of mia for even one
04:24second do you know whose blood this is chloe enough my job is to save the people in the most
04:28danger
04:28you and mia are fine now aren't you what's the big deal about a few minor injuries you have to
04:32make
04:32it in the hospital fine i float in midair tears dripping down daddy can't you see the blood on
04:37mommy's clothes that is my blood your own daughter is already covered with a white sheet liam don't blame
04:43chloe it's all my fault it's okay this isn't your fault don't worry i'll handle it when dad looks
04:48back at mom his eyes had turned ice cold go back to mia take care of her i will be
04:51home late mom looks
04:52at dad's shameless face suddenly she stops trembling her eyes shifting from disappointment to calm you'll
04:56never see mia again mom walks away in disappointment dad shouts ridiculous a few times behind her back but
05:02he doesn't chase after her at all because area on the hospital bed calls out weekly uncle liam don't go
05:08i'm scared he immediately turns around hurry back to her hospital bedside looking utterly anxious
05:12and gently took her hand no i'm not leaving sleep peacefully i don't follow mom i stay in the
05:16hospital room floating quietly beside dad late at night the vip room is so quiet you could only hear
05:20the humidizer aunt serena and aria are both asleep dad sits in the companion chair rubbing his reddened
05:24eyes he looks so so tired daddy's just too busy he's a big hero heroes never have time for their
05:29own
05:29families i am still secretly making excuses for him in my heart he didn't not love me he just didn't
05:34hear my cries for help once he was done with his work he would definitely come home and tell me
05:37a
05:37bedtime story right i float down and walk in front of him daddy i'm not angry at you anymore
05:42it was so dark and cold under the rubble hold me please i stand on my tiptoes reach out my
05:47transparent little hand i want to touch his forward brow just like when he used to tuck me in
05:53however my fingertips pass through his body like a wisp of wind without any resistance
05:58i froze unwilling to give up i try again my entire arm went through his chest i couldn't touch him
06:04anymore
06:05just then dad leans down he gently tucks area's blanket and plants a tender good night
06:11kiss on her forehead watching that kiss my transparent body felt as if it has been crushed
06:15all over again so this is it the dead cannot hug the living and i finally understood in this world
06:20i am already a ghost with no place to belong the next day the sun is shining brightly dad goes
06:25for a
06:25walk in the park across to the hospital with serena and aria the three of chicks each other on the
06:29lawn
06:29their laughter echoes through the air just like a real family once upon a time my parents and i were
06:34that
06:35happy too the harsh sunlight pierces through my soul i feel inexplicably cold not far away i see mom
06:41sitting on a park bench my baby mia
06:45aunt chloe aria waves brightly at mom
06:50chloe what's wrong with you where's mia why didn't you bring her to the park
06:55she's not coming you didn't forget you promised to spend her birthday with her tomorrow did you
07:00of course i didn't i've already got her gift i'll be there on time you'd better remember
07:06i see mom cry again aria
07:13i'm totally fine actually
07:16it was all an act i just didn't want uncle liam going to save mia so i clung to his
07:22leg and wouldn't
07:22let go
07:34she's dead for sure by now right
07:36i float in mid-air and cover my mouth in horror
07:39uncle liam hey kiddo
07:41i just gave aunt kama a lollipop i hope she won't be angry anymore
07:44dad smiles proudly and pat a rea's head he praises her for such a kind haute of a haissa
07:49tomorrow morning 10 o'clock the downtown church don't be late sewing this mama turns around and
07:55sewed away okay he has no idea at all tomorrow's party wouldn't have a birthday cake or birthday
08:03candles only a cold coffin my coffin the party is held as scheduled no colorful balloons no sweet
08:11strawberry cake only a cold solemn church in the center of the church a small white wooden box
08:17that is my new bed my body lies quietly inside wearing the most beautiful princess dress mom
08:21had ever bought for me surrounded by white flowers mom walks up to the coffin hands trembling she
08:26places my favorite fairy tale book beside me mia i am sorry i never got to finish those stories for
08:32you didn't you say you wanted to see the ocean i just wanted to watch you grow up safe and
08:38happy
08:38she leans against the edge of the coffin tears fell heavily onto my face mom don't cry i float
08:44beside her desperately trying to wipe away her tears but my hands only pass through her cheeks
08:51it is already 9 50 her father still is not here i heard that man is at the hospital with
08:55his
08:55mistress child he won't even come to his own daughter's funeral chloe maybe liam is just stuck
09:02in traffic give him a call traffic jam he completely forgot i should have realized sooner he never loved
09:11me and he never loved mia don't act impulsively liam is still mia's father i will give him one last
09:18chance at uncle mason's pleading mom still dialed the number the dialing screen shows falling for a long
09:23time i prayed about me dad please this is your last chance to see me the call connects i excitedly
09:31lean closer i float in the air hearing the chaotic background noise of a hospital from the phone chloe
09:35i might be a little late dad's voice sounds so matter of fact even with a hint of aneration at
09:38being interrupted i told you be here sharp at 10. is mia throwing a tantrum again calm her down first
09:44area had some issues during her examination i need to stay and handle it me throwing a tantrum again i'm
09:51already a corpse daddy how can i throw a tantrum i instinctively look at mom and for help i see
09:56her
09:56close her eyes in utter disappointment and hang up the phone directly the funeral will start on time
10:01i won't wait for him anymore i couldn't accept it i want to see dad i want dad to touch
10:07my cheek
10:07one last time driven by a strong desire my soul followed the phone signal and traveled to dad's side
10:15inside the vip room aria is smugly winking at aunt serena then suddenly she burst into loud sobs
10:20grabbing dad's shirt tightly i don't want uncle liam to go i've never had a birthday mommy is always
10:25busy no one stays with liam you can go to celebrate me a birthday don't worry about us
10:32a widow and her child liam holds area's hand comforting her gently no no i won't abandon
10:38you it's fine i'll stay a little longer leaving until area falls asleep serena smiles with relief
10:44how piercing that smile was just as dad is holding area's hand smiling with such affection his phone on the
10:49night band lights up a breaking news alert from a local news outlet dad glances at it casually and
10:53was about to swipe it away this is the moment it touched the screen as if electrocuted headline read
10:57downtown collapse latest victimless confirmed includes five-year-old girl the photo attached to
11:01the news showed a bloodstained dress hanging from the edge of a white sheet the dress he bought for me
11:05just last week liam's eyes locked onto that familiar hem his throat bow bobs painly and his face turns deathly
11:12pale in an instant uncle liam what's wrong aria shakes his hand dad's body begins to tremble violently
11:30he stares at the photo eyes instantly turn red then his lips jigger as he tries to click on the
11:34link i
11:34float down hovering above his finger click it dad if you just click it you'll see my name then you
11:38could
11:38know i've already turned into a cold lifeless body but just as his fingertip is about to touch the screen
11:42serena glances at the headline from the corner of her eye her expression shifts slightly then she
11:46suddenly waves her hand a cup of boiling hot water is deliberately knocked over all over dad's pant leg
11:50oops i'm so sorry liam my hand slipped dad jumps up from the burn and the phone fell onto the
11:55hospital bed
11:55serena reacts quickly catching the phone and pressing the lock button at once the screen become black
11:59instantly liam shoves serena away in terror his voice trembling wait serena that news just now
12:05that dress mia was wearing that same dress when she left today
12:15liam you're too tired and overthinking things that kind of fast fashion floral dress is sold
12:20everywhere thousands of little girls wear them liam shakes his head panic filling his eyes but
12:24what there's no what if serena stares into his eyes think about it if something really had happened to
12:28mia would chloe be so calm calling you would she tell you to show up at 10 o'clock for
12:31mia's birthday
12:31party the bloodshot red in his eyes gradually fading liam gasps for breath you're right you're
12:37right chloe said she was throwing a tantrum dead people don't throw tantrums the hospital room is
12:42warm but i feel so cold maybe because i'm too far from mom i watched dad carefully tuck area's blanket
12:47promising to stay with her for another 10 minutes suddenly i don't want to wait for him anymore i pass
12:52through the pure white walls of the ward i'm going back i returned to mom's side the ceremony is coming
12:58to an end with the church bells rang sad hymns echo through the empty hall two staff members in
13:02black suits exchange grave glances and walk toward my body they lift the pure white coffin lid one on
13:06each side they are about to steal me away in the darkness forever watching that slowly descending
13:09wooden board i suddenly feel so afraid i still remembered the night of my fifth birthday the
13:12power went out and the room was as dark as a monster's gaping mouth i hid in the closet crying
13:16in fear it was dad holding a flashlight who rushed in like a knight and pulled me tightly into his
13:20arms
13:20at that time they stroked my head gently promising don't be afraid mia whenever you're in trouble
13:24dad will appear like a superhero to protect you dad it's so dark and cold here where is your
13:29superhero cape did you forget about me no please don't mom rushes forward and holds onto the edge
13:35of the coffin desperately i'm not ready to say goodbye to her yet please don't do this mom wails
13:38in despair her cries make everyone in the room tear up the staff members look troubled trying to pull
13:42her away but she fights them off wildly stop no my mia is afraid of the dark uncle mason steps
13:46forward
13:47in tears holding the struggling chloe tightly from behind chloe let go and give her peace mom collapses
13:51quickly into uncle mason's arms in tears i float above the coffin watching the lid closed inch by
13:55inch in despair dad if you don't come soon i'll really be locked away forever in this dark box
14:03just as the longest nail is about to be hammered in sunlight mixed with cold wind pouring in crying
14:08in the hall stops abruptly everyone turns to look at the entrance i float in midair feeling as if my
14:12dead heart could beat again the figure standing against the light at the door could it be dad
14:18the gate swings fully open revealing nothing but emptiness inside just a strong gust of wind my
14:24coffin is sealed shut for good in the hospital room dad who is watching area fall asleep so gently
14:27suddenly clutches his chest in agony a sharp intense pain makes it almost impossible for him to sit
14:30still cold sweat pours down his forehead liam are you okay i don't know but it hurts so much here
14:36dad it hurts doesn't it that's the same pain i felt when you left me under the rubble
14:40dad finally panics and forces himself to stand up i have to go mia's birthday is today i'll come
14:46back to see you tomorrow he grabs the pink barbie doll gift box and stumbles out of the hospital room
14:51back at the church the staff member raises the cold hammer mom clings to the edge of my coffin
14:55crying hysterically meanwhile on the sunlit street dad slams the gas pedal to the floor he looks at the
14:59pink gift box on the passenger seat guilt in his eyes slowly turns into anticipation mia daddy is almost
15:03there are you ready but dad that barbie doll in your hand has never bought for me in the church
15:07the first
15:07long nail is mercilessly hammered into the wood dad hums softly as he turns the steering wheel a look
15:11of anticipation on his face the second heavy blow the second nail fell mom lies across my coffin crying
15:16in despair calling my name over and over again outside the church doors dad runs up the steps out of
15:19breath holding the pink gift box the third blow my coffin is sealed shut for good mom has completely
15:23lost her strength she collapses on the ground letting my coffin be carried away outside the church door
15:27dad takes a deep breath wearing a smile he pushes open the heavy wooden doors
15:44no colorful balloons no happy birthday song the church is filled with guests in black white candles
15:49flicker gently a scene of solemn peace in the center of the church my black and white portrait is
15:53surrounded by pure white lilies dad breeze is in place his pupils dilate violently no this isn't possible
16:02it can't be he starts frantically weaving through the church pews searching and rummaging not behind
16:07the curtains not under the tables not in the crowd mia come out stop hiding from daddy daddy bought you
16:16that doll you wanted so much no one knows mom stands on the platform calmly watching this absurd scene
16:22the guests leave with sighs as they go they mutter with indignation what a pathetic excuse for a father
16:27dad shoves aside the heavy pools roughly he stumbles rushly to my portrait his hands tremble as he
16:33reaches out to touch my bright smiling face in the photo his eyes are bloodshot staring at mom like a
16:37mad beast what the hell is going on what did you do to mia mom slowly raises her head all
16:40that is
16:40left in her eyes is the calm of dead ash you are late liam you are playing a prank on
16:46me with mia
16:47are you not fine i give up just tell me where mia is mom yanks its dad's hand mercilessly she
16:52speaks
16:53word by word in the coldest voice delivering the final verdict you will never see her again
17:02my soul floats in midair watching dad fall into complete despair that superhero who once stood
17:07tall like a mountain now kneels before my coffin sobbing like a pile of mud i reach out to wipe
17:12his
17:12tears but suddenly i realize i don't feel sorry for him anymore after my funeral dad becomes like an
17:21empty shell drained of his soul he locks himself inside the house that once belonged to our little
17:25family drinks himself into a stupor every day i have never seen dad so broken i used to think heroes
17:31were invincible but the bloody truth tells me heroes make mistakes too they choose the wrong people too
17:38i almost forgive dad but i soon regret my generosity because aunt serena moves in with aria
17:44brazenly and openly liam that earthquake destroyed everything we are homeless now if you don't take
17:50us in aria will die serena's eyes glitter with tears clings to dad's arm dad looks at her then at
17:57aria
17:57who puts on her pitiful act but he even gives in he gives the door code to the woman who
18:03indirectly
18:03caused my death i float on the chandelier in the living room watching serena and her daughter make
18:09themselves at home the moment dad turns and walks into the kitchen serena's fragile mask tears apart
18:13instantly she looks at my photo on the wall and her eyes are full of disgust get rid of all
18:17this
18:17dead person's stuff it's bad luck just looking at it she orders aria around my photo frames my
18:22paint brushes and even my favorite stuff bunny all swept into black garbage bags
18:29i cry and try to stop them but it is useless my transparent hands pass through the disfarted items
18:35over and over again little hands wave in the air desperately maybe god hears my crying a gust of
18:41wind blows and a flower pot on the window shell crashes to the floor dad hears the noise and comes
18:45out serena what are you doing serena what are you doing serena's face instantly puts a wounded
18:51expression liam i just don't want you to feel sad every time you see these things aria chimes in too
19:00uncle liam mom is just trying to help you move on you're not mad at her are you dad looks
19:05at aria
19:05and opens his mouth however he can't even get a single word of blame out sorry it's my fault i
19:10shouldn't take this out on you you're innocent aria smiles brightly uncle liam can i be your daughter
19:15too i've always dreamed of having a hero dad like you thank you aria you're so thoughtful i float in
19:19the air and keep screaming no dad only has one daughter me but they can't hear my heart breaking
19:24i watch dad hug serena and aria in that moment my heart dies completely that afternoon mom comes back
19:30to this house with her back is uncle ryan the bodyguard die red light flashes wrong password
19:34mom freezes in place this place used to be my warmest home but now it won't even let her through
19:38the front door uncle ryan kicks the door open mom rushes into the living room but her footsteps freeze
19:43the moment she sees the house empty completely empty the shelves that once held my photos bare
19:49the drawings i made on the walls cruelly covered up by landscape paintings where are mia's photos where
19:54did they all go mom's voice is angry and trembling i don't know maybe the cleaners packed them away
20:03her eyes are full venomous provocation i know where they went mom says keeping dead people's
20:09things brings bad luck so we threw all the dead person's stuff into the trash
20:14the room falls into dead silence i float in midair seeing mom's body tremble like a leaf in the wind
20:19she slowly turns her head her eyes are bloodshot as if they might drip blood you threw away the last
20:24traces of mia in this world how dare you mom lunges at serena like a mad lioness she grabs
20:32the woman's red hair and slams her onto the hard wooden floor let go me you crazy woman serena
20:39screams and tries to fight back but mom scrattles her and delivers a loud sharp slap the crisp sound
20:43echoes through the living room what a beautiful sound i float up to the ceiling and i can't help but
20:48giggle just then dad comes home he pushes the door open seeing the scene dad rushes over in panic
20:53trying to pull mom away chloe have you lost your mind stop it don't hurt innocent people innocent
21:00hearing those words the hatred in mom's eyes burns like fire before dad can get close uncle ryan
21:05blocks him like a mountain his large hand grips that shoulder tightly sir serena is currently
21:10trespassing and chloe is simply defending herself dad is completely restrained but he can generally
21:14out this is my house seize my guest mom stands up looking down at serena who is sprawled on the
21:20floor
21:20like trash then she glances coldly at dad your house liam howard have you forgotten i'm the one
21:23paying the mortgage either you get me as things back or you and these two bitches get the hell out
21:26dad's face cycles through shades of pale and red he lowers his head too humiliated to look up
21:32the sun blazes overhead and green flies buzz around the community trash bins the air reeks of rotting
21:37garbage my hero dad is kneeling in the pile of waste surrounded by leaking acidic liquid sweat pours
21:42down his face and his hands are covered in black blood he searches bag by bag for my belongings
21:45my soul floats nearby watching them reap what they sow liam this smell is unbearable can't we just buy
21:51her new things why do we have to dig through this dump dad ignores her he carefully pulls a dirty
21:54cracked photo frame from the trash my baby picture one month old he wipes the frame with his hands
21:58shaking none of these things i never gave her a single one i'm a complete failure of a father
22:08i remember every time i asked dad for a gift he always had an excuse not practical too expensive you
22:13already have too many toys he never understood i didn't just want the toy i wanted proof that he
22:18loved me just then mom walks over behind her are several servants carrying huge black garbage bags
22:24bang bang bang the bags slam onto the ground at their feet the contents spill out silk dresses
22:29designer handbags high-end cosmetics and the giant stuff bear dad bought for ara dirty water splashes
22:34all over serena but right now she doesn't even care about the film my limited edition bags my couture
22:38dragon she desperately tries to pick up her luxury items now soaked in stinking sewage mom crosses
22:44her arms looking down at her does it hurt does it break your heart mom's sharp high heel presses
22:50mercilessly onto the designer bag it doesn't feel good does it watching the things you precious get
22:57trampled like garbage liam look at her i already brought everything back what more does she want
23:01liam looks at chloe and frowns you think just bringing it back is enough you're gonna clean every
23:05single item until it shines then you'll crawl to my daughter's grave kneel down and apologize to her
23:10dusk at the cemetery the wind is bone-killingly cold bright sunflowers surround my tombstone dad and
23:14serena kneel side by side on the cold stone slab mom strokes my name on the grave her voice is
23:17so
23:17gentle it breaks the heart mia mommy brought her here to atone for her sins mom's eyes turn razor
23:21sharp she reaches out suddenly and grabs the back of serena's head forcing her face down against
23:24the stone steps first the two young the married man and destroying my family let me go serena struggles
23:28pathetically her delicate makeup smears with dirt mom slams her head against the tombstone again and
23:32this one for my daughter who died so horribly blood seeps from serena's forehead she lets out a pig-like
23:36squeal you are more responsible than anyone else take it out on me dad can't bear it anymore he
23:39struggles to plead for her she's fragile something bad will happen mom stops she slowly turns her head
23:44looking at dad like he's already dead then let her die a life for a life isn't that fair dad
23:49stares at
23:49mom in disbelief i sit on my tombstone swinging my transparent legs watching the scene my heart feels
23:53nothing but pure satisfaction but it's not the end mom stands up taking out her phone she points the camera
23:57at herself and presses the global live stream button on instagram hell is only now opening its gates for them
24:01the wind at the cemetery dries the tears on mom's face she stands tall like a queen on her throne
24:05she raises her phone now broadcasting live to the world the viewer count jumps wildly one thousand
24:09ten thousand one hundred thousand dense comments scroll like falling snow mom turns the camera to
24:12serena who kneels on the ground face covered in blood and next to her dad filthy and humiliated hello
24:17everyone my name is chloe today i want the whole world to see the true face of my husband liam
24:20howard
24:20the man they call a firefighting hero dad's face turns deathly pale the rubble of the downtown collapse
24:24this man abandoned our five-year-old daughter he saved his first love's child instead and while my daughter took
24:28her
24:28last breath he was using our joint assets to buy that mistress a hundred thousand dollar apartment
24:31the pain on mom's face is raw and infectious close you're insane turn it off you'll ruin my career
24:36uncle ryan kicks dad hard in the back of his knee dad cries out in pain and falls to his
24:40knees again
24:40right in front of my tombstone my soul looks down at him from above i don't feel sorry for him
24:44anymore
24:45the wind picks up around them it blows serena's hair into disarray she looks utterly pathetic
24:48don't film me this is invasion of privacy i'll sue you her screams are deranged i float in mid-air
24:53and watch the
24:53flood of hate comments on the screen i lean close to dad's ear blow a cold breath dad do you
25:01regret it
25:01now i see dad shiver strange why does it feel like cold air is blowing on my ear serena grabs
25:08dad's arm
25:08whimpers pitifully liam please take me away from here in the end dad still chooses serena and shields
25:15her as they flee the scene but they underestimate the power of the internet within two hours the video
25:21spreads across the entire city serena and aria flee back to the apartment mom paid for they barely sit
25:27down when an angry mob of neighbors smashes through the front door bam the door slams against the wall
25:33a dozen furious people storm into the living room like a hurricane the red-haired woman leading them
25:37points at serena's face with disgust our community doesn't welcome home-wrecking murderers get out a
25:43fruit bowl is overturned bright fruits roll across the floor crushed under stomping feet that giant pink
25:47teddy bear dad spent a fortune on for aria a curious man grabs it the scenes burst white
25:51cheek cotton fluff flies through the air like snow no that's my bear aria shrinks into the corner of
25:56the sofa and lets out a desperate scream serena tries desperately to shield her her designer closed
26:00hair and her face gets slapped multiple times she doesn't even know who did it i float in the
26:04swirling cotton fleur watching this chaotic scene aria you only lost a teddy bear i lost my life the mob
26:13trash is everything they grab serena and her daughter and throw them out onto the cold street
26:17like garbage the door locks shut behind them merciless serena holds trembling aria in her arms
26:28her gaze slowly shifting from pity to a viper-like madness
26:34i'm genuinely curious to see what serena will pull now that she's homeless
26:38so my spirit quietly follows her serena takes aria to a cheap run deck motel in the bathroom
26:45the shower is running i phase through the wall and hover over the tub what i see next leaves me
26:48surprised aria is wearing nothing but a thin sundress serena is pinning her down in the bathtub
26:52and the poor girl is shaking uncontrollably from the cold mommy what are you doing i'm so cold serena has
26:58this crazy look in her eyes she grabs a full bucket of ice and splash dumps dumps the whole thing
27:03into the
27:03tub without a second thought no stop it please aria screams as the ice hits her serena holds her
27:08struggling shoulders down her face twisting with the effort shut up if we don't do this we won't
27:12even be able to eat we need liam's sympathy but mommy i can't breathe my heart hurts aria's face turns
27:19deathly pale in seconds her lips turn blue and she thrashles in the icy water like a fish gossiping for
27:24air
27:24i watch from the ceiling completely detached
27:28the way era is crying and begging for her life it's exactly how i looked under those ruins
27:34the only difference is i was killed by dad's neglect
27:42she's being drowned by her mother's greed
27:45dad if you knew you sacrificed your own daughter just to save people this twisted
27:52did you finally feel a shred of regret serena watches her daughter's breathing fade until area
27:57finally blacks out
28:01only then does she frantically dial dad's number
28:05liam help aria had a heart attack chloe sent people to scare her and she collapsed
28:12outside the er the red light glares harshly dad comes charging in drenched in sweat the second serena
28:16sees him she collapses into his arms sobbing liam if area doesn't make it i don't want to live
28:21anymore what a total hypocrite i sit on the bench watching serena it is all chloe's fault if she had
28:27not stirred up all that trouble online those thugs never would have come after aria dad holds her
28:31tight staring at the er doors with the veins in his forehead bolsting the doctor says she needs surgery
28:35immediately liam what am i going to do hearing serena pin everything on mom makes me so mad i start
28:39stomping my feet in mid-air dad she's a liar don't fall for it i scream into his ear but
28:43he doesn't
28:44hear a thing he just squeezes serena's shoulders don't worry i'll handle the medical bills dad grits
28:48his teeth giving every ounce of his sympathy to that snake serena he doesn't even bother to double
28:51cheery check why area is actually sick if he bothered to ask a single doctor he'd know area's
28:56heart stopped because of severe hypothermia being scared doesn't do that to a person he stands up
29:01abruptly and storms out of the hospital in a blind rage watching him go i feel a wave of pure
29:06nausea
29:06dad you're not just blind you're a complete and utter moron since you're so hell-dent on
29:12unpicking a fight with mom go ahead go see exactly what kind of hell she has waiting for you
29:21dad kicks the front door of the villa open with a violent bang chloe why can't you just leave
29:24serena alone they're innocent he storms into the dining room roaring at the top of his length area
29:27is lying in a hospital bed unconscious right now is this what you wanted my spirit drifts in right
29:31behind him but instead of finding a guilty sobbing wife cars met with the aroma of premium coffee and two
29:35faces full of cold mockery mom is sitting by the sun dreamt kitchen island elegantly flipping through
29:40some documents and standing right next to her is a tall handsome man it's uncle ryan leans in close
29:45thoughtfully tucking a stray lock of hair behind chloe's ear seeing dad standing there all disheveled
29:49and fuming mom doesn't even bother to look up what exactly am i supposed to be satisfied with liam
29:53i simply sent a few people over to take back a house that belongs to me chloe sets her documents
29:55down
29:55and fixes her gaze on liam a cold plays on mom's lips she looks at dad like he's a piece
29:58of trash if that
29:58little brat drops dead just because she got a little spooked that's hardly my problem dad's eyes widen
30:01like he's seeing a stranger how can you be so vicious aren't you afraid of having blood on your
30:05hands vicious mom stands up abruptly her powerful aura forcing liam to take a half step back you think
30:10i'm vicious this is nothing compared to what my daughter went through if it means making you
30:13suffer for the rest of your lives i'll go to hell for it dad is left speechless his face flushing
30:16with
30:17frustration he turns and points a finger on ryan who is watching the scene with a faint amused smile
30:20and who the hell is he you're bringing other men into our home instead of making excuses chloe
30:23links her arm through ryan's and gives him a radiant stunning smile this is my house it'll bring
30:27whoever i want back here i perch myself on ryan's shoulder watching dad's face twist with a mix of
30:30jealousy and helplessness i'm so happy i do a little flip in the air dad is raging glaring
30:34daggers at ryan he originally came here to demand justice for area she developed heart disease
30:38because of ice water but now with him nothing but pure unadulterated jealousy chloe you cannot do this
30:42to me we are not even divorced yet dad tries to reclaim his territory using his status as a husband
30:46so what if we are not we are just friends exactly like you and serena surely you understand that kind
30:52of relationship better than anyone right dad his face instantly turns a deep bruised purple he stands
30:56there in total humiliation his steps heavy unable to move i cannot help but cheer for without her
31:00money dad can't even afford area's hospital bills knowing that serena's little scheme is about to
31:04crash and burn makes me want to run laps around the living room since her son was determined to
31:07stay go to the kitchen and fix us some dinner lenia's hands clenched into fists the knuckles white
31:10which request rage and remember take good care of my guest the warning in her smile was unmistakable he
31:14turned and walked away his shoulders slumped in defeat ten minutes later the big hero who used to wear a
31:18crisp firefighting uniform and rescue people from ruins now he has got a ridiculous pink floral apron
31:21seized around his waist standing by the sink like a lowly servant he is scrubbing a cucumber so
31:24hard that water splashes all over his face meanwhile just a wall away in the dining room
31:27mom and ryan are having a blast their laughter drifts into the kitchen i hover in the air watching
31:31dad's face turn a sickly shade of green he grits his teeth slamming the clear onto the cutting
31:34you like a pathetic straight dog right now dinner is finally served
31:42chloe this stuff looks
31:46barely edible it is burnt to a crust dad's breathing turns heavy in an instant his fists
31:51clenched deep in his apron pockets knuckles cracking under the strain just as he is about
31:54to blow off a fuse mom casually stabs a slice of apple with her fork and holds it up to
31:57ryan's
31:57then don't eat his garbage here try this apple is it sweet
32:04if it is from you it is always sweet
32:07watching them flirt so shamelessly right in front of him dad's eyes turn a bloodshot vengeful red
32:11he is losing his mind with jealousy i hover above the dining table watching dad look so utterly
32:15pathetic and repressed i can't resist adding a little fuel to the fire uh liam what is that
32:18smell that is disgusting mom instantly covered her nose her face twisted in pure revulsion dad
32:22scrambles with a rag trying to wipe himself down but he only makes a bigger mess he looks like a
32:26total
32:26clown perched on the chandelier i can't help but gigger
32:32dinner ends in a suffocating awkward silence this is for you i think the scent really suits you ryan looks
32:39flattered casting a sidelight glance at dad who's scrubbing dishes in the kitchen
32:44isn't this a little awkward awkward why would it be liam is famous for being generous he's so busy
32:49playing the good samanerton i'm sure thrilled i finally have someone to keep me company isn't that
32:52right liam the loud break crack of a shattering plate echoes from the kitchen dad's completely
32:58heartbroken it's getting late ryan don't you think it's time to head out mom ryan by his tie pulling him
33:04close why leave so late i can go to your room and give you a full body massage
33:11you are a woman and he is a grown man do you honestly think it's appropriate to go into his
33:16room dressed like that mom don't back back down she steps closer patting dap's rigid
33:22cheek with her long slender fingers don't be so jealous liam drop the pathetic act of possessiveness
33:28she brushes past dad who stands frozen in place and links arms with ryan as they walk toward the
33:33guest room at the end of the hall dad stands in the dark corridor alone the doors locked tight
33:38dad's entire world has collapsed
33:43early the next morning dad who had spent the entire night being eaten live by jealousy and
33:46humiliation receives a barrage of frantic calls from serena watching i was sobbing with claiming
33:49zion with dark area had suffered a heart attack and he'd immediate under the surgeries and a
33:52martyr-like expression i know exactly what was coming he is ready to play the savior again
33:56chloe we need to talk he took a deep breath his tone dripping with self-righteousness
34:01back then every time he started a sentence like like that it meant i was about to get a lecture
34:05i know you are mad at me i can take the humiliation you put me through last night i can
34:09live with it
34:10but area's heart condition has flared up she is in the er right now she is just a little girl
34:14the same age as mia his voice is almost pleading yet he still manages to sound so condescending
34:19you are a good person you have always been are you really going to let your hatred for me get
34:23in
34:23the way and let an innocent child die an innocent child hovering in midair i feel myself shaking
34:29with pure rage at those words dad i am also innocent why did you abandon me did you ever
34:34give a single thought to me right then i feel a strange surge of power i look down and see
34:39my
34:39transparent fingertips frosting over with a layer of bone chilling white ice fueled by my absolute
34:45fury so my hatred actually has the power to touch this world i lash out with my hands a crystal
34:51goblet sitting right next to mom shatters instantly red gash across dad's hypocritical face dad clutches
34:58his bleeding cheeks in terror stumbling back with his eyes wide looking like he had just seen a ghost
35:04after dad's self-rightness take the high road speech mom looks absolutely disgusted she stands
35:08up looking at him like he's a cockroach she just found in her soup kindness liam how dare you say
35:12that
35:12you want my money to save the one who killed my daughter and i'm supposed to be reasonable chloe how
35:15did you get this cold-blooded area is innocent if mia were looking down on us she would never want
35:19to see
35:20her mother turn into a heartless murderer hearing him use my name to guilt trap mom my blood boil i
35:24channel every bit of my energy and slam a gust of freezing wind right into him the firefighting hero
35:28award hanging on the wall his pride and love flies off and shatters right at his feet shut up you
35:32don't
35:32get to say mia's name if you're so worried about your soulmate then go save her yourself mom grabs
35:35the divorce papers she already prepared and hurls them straight at his face sign them and get the hell
35:38out of my house i'm not giving you or them a single cent fine fine consider it sign i don't
35:43want your
35:44dirty dunny anyway he scribbles his name in a rage and storms out slamming the door behind him
35:47i drift down next to mom watching his back as he walks away and i can't help but smile go
35:51ahead
35:51dad go save your precious serena and her kid i'm just getting started with them the vip hospital room
35:56is dead silent in the middle of the night i drift inside my transparent toes hovering just above
35:59serena's bedside she's curled up on the cat probably having some beautiful dream as i stare down at the
36:02two of them who had nested in a life that wasn't theirs i slowly raise my hand i don't need
36:05to get back
36:05it's a little trip down memory lane would be more than enough the smell of disinfectant in the air begins
36:08to shift turning into the suffocating scent of concrete dust mixed with the metallic tang of dry blood serena at
36:13brow and
36:13frows at the stench and she tosses and turns uncomfortably who who's under there no answer
36:17her hand shakes as she reaches for the light switch but her eyes accidentally catch the wall
36:20at some point a streak of blood appears on the white paint lean closer to her ear and let out
36:23a soft icy breath anti-serena the rocks are so heavy it hurts no get away don't come after me
36:29i didn't kill you that's that's on your father yeah i kept leon from going to the ruins to save
36:32you
36:32but i didn't have a choice i lost my husband i had nothing i had to hold on to him
36:35like he was all i had
36:35he is the one who chose to play the hero and pick us listening to her speak without a
36:38shred of remorse my gaze turned ice cold she's still denying it
36:45fine then let's show you what happens next let me go please let me go i'll tell you everything
36:50it was me i hurt aria just to keep liam i'm a terrible mother i don't deserve her i'm sorry
36:55i'm so sorry please just let me go the late night snacks hit the pool with a heavy thud hot
36:59soup
36:59splashing everywhere what did you just say every single word sierra just spit out has pierced dad's ears
37:02he uses the sense of heroism to saving a poor struggling in my death telling himself it was the right
37:05thing to do in spum and blaming xarina but now the brutal truth is like a rusty saw hacking straight
37:07through his delusion liam no let me explain i was just having a nightmare
37:13i was just having a nightmare get off me dad's massive hands wrap around serena's neck squeezing
37:20tight it was you you're the reason my mia is dead you've been lying to me this whole time you
37:27poisonous
37:27bitch let go liam i can't breathe her eyes roll back as she claws frantically at his arms leaving
37:31behind rows of bloody scratches i hover in the air watching with cold indents as this perfect couple
37:34tears each other apart dad what's the point of choking her now even if you rip her to shreds
37:37i'm never coming back just as serena is one second away from taking her last breath bam the hospital
37:42door is slammed open once again i told you i'd make you both pay
37:50pull them apart several burly officers rush in forcibly dragging a frenzied dad off serena and
37:57pinning his arms behind his back against the wall serena ellitz we have received critical audio
38:01evidence provided by mrs chloe howard you are under arrest for suspicion of murder felsony child abuse
38:05and large-scale fraud the cold handcuff snapshot locking tight around serena wrists the fear finally
38:09sets in please let me go i can't go to prison aria needs her mother mom looks down at her
38:14her eyes
38:15cold without sympathy take her away prison should give her plenty of time to think on the hospital bed
38:19aria weakly opens her eyes her face still deathly pale two stone-faced officers step forward and pick
38:23her up by force aria does not understand what is happening yet but she starts struggling i want
38:26mommy i want uncle liam let me go this little brat who used brag in front of my mom and
38:30maliciously
38:30cursed me to dead is now crying like a pathetic beggar i drift down to the hospital window and
38:33from the other side of the glass make a huge mocking face at her aria did you not love stealing
38:37other people's dads well now you do not have one anymore not even your mom and trust me those hard
38:43beds in the orphanage nothing like your comfy vip room
38:49i watch as serena is roughly dragged away by the police her blood catting screams echoing through
38:54the entire hallway meanwhile dad the once proud firefighting hero is slumped on the floor tiles
39:00he stares at the mess around him his eyes as hollow as a completely broken puppet
39:04mom turns around leaving without giving him a single glance
39:13mom we won the morning sun outside the courthouse feels cold and sterile
39:20i've always hated the vibe of this place so i just sit on the front steps and wait
39:26finally mom strides out those massive doors her heels clicking against the stone with total confidence
39:32she's holding the official divorce reread looking like she's finally shed a heavy skin
39:35dad comes stumbling out after her looking like a total wreck chloe wait
39:41can we please just talk for a second his eyes are bloodshot and his voice is thick with desperation
39:47mom stops and turns around she looks down at him with the kind of icy stare you'd give a complete
39:51stranger tears stream down liam's face disappearing into his messy stubble i know i've put you through
39:57hell and i want to apologize for everything i quit the fire department i've signed up to be a volunteer
40:04teacher in the slums i'm leaving tomorrow dad's voice breaks trying that same old self-exhaustion act
40:09hoping to wring one last bit of pity out of mom in his mind if he looks miserable enough she'll
40:13soften
40:13like she always used to maybe even give him a hug is that it dad looks stunned he definitely didn't
40:19expect her to be this indifferent all right then safe travels goodbye without a hint of hesitation mom
40:28turns her back on him she walks straight over to ryan who's been waiting by the curb and slides into
40:34the
40:34his back of his black bentley i hover in the air watching dad collapse onto the rough stone
40:39pavement of the courthouse sobbing his heart out too little too late dad
40:53your apology isn't worth a damn thing now mom drives off in the black bentley with ryan
40:59i hover in midair looking down at dad kneeling on the rough pavement suddenly i'm curious i want to
41:04see what a hero who has lost everything does next dad stays on his knees for a long time before
41:08finally
41:09swaying to his feet he wanders onto the street like a zombie his soul completely hollowed out i follow him
41:13watching him walk from dawn until dusk he doesn't eat a single bite or drink a drop of water people
41:17on
41:17the street point and stare but he is deaf to it all he just keeps moving it is late at
41:20night when he
41:20finally stops he has reached the center of the city standing at the very site of the collapse yellow
41:24police tape still surrounds the area this is where i died this is where it all began i watch him
41:28pull
41:29that pink barbie doll the one he never got to give me out from inside his jacket mia daddy's here
41:33now
41:33i'm taking you home suddenly pulls out a large canister from somewhere and starts drenching
41:37himself pouring it from his head down to his toes click the crisp sound of metal breaks the dead
41:40silence a tiny blue flame flickers on his lighter and without a second thought liam lets it go a massive
41:44wall of fire erupts instantly swallowing liam the roaring flames melt the firefighting uniform he was once so
41:47proud of the fire charge the very arms he used to hold everyone but me i drift just outside the
41:50heat of
41:52the fire until he finally collapses turning into a blackened heap those eyes that used to look at me
41:55with warmth are now nothing but ash dad i don't hate you anymore because honestly you're not even
41:59worth the effort by the time the fire burns out dawn has broken i guess it is time for me
42:04to go too
42:05i turn into a golden breeze drifting through the city streets and floating to mom's side one last time
42:10mom is leaning back in uncle ryan's arms quietly watching the world outside the window i lean in and
42:13leave a cold weightless kiss on her cheek goodbye mom i wish you every happiness i don't say another word
42:17i
42:18just brush past her hair and graze her cheek like a shadow of a hug the moment the breeze touches
42:21her
42:21mom's calm expression freezes it is like she feels something she intinctively reaches up her
42:25fingertips brushing the exact spot where my phantom kiss landed i see her eyes well up with tears
42:28chloe what's wrong are you cold mom doesn't say anything she just stares at the windowsill
42:33even though there is no wind the potted sunflower suddenly tilts and sways just a little
42:40mom rests her head on ryan's shoulder as she watches a ray of sunlight pierce through the clouds
42:45a smile spreads across her face mom you felt that didn't you i close my eyes and let go flying
42:52towards the warmest light finally at peace
42:57time it has its own kind of gentle magic they named me mia
43:03my mom my dad they loved me so much
43:14through the haze i hear a nursery rhyme the one i loved most when i was five
43:18wait is this heaven no my sweet girl this is where i will always wait for you
43:43welcome back my little angel surrounded by the warmth of a steady heartbeat i start to smile too
43:49this time i know for sure i have finally been born into a world of real love
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