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00:00Mom, please let me in! I'm so cold!
00:04It was a snowy night, minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
00:08I was locked outside, wearing only thin pajamas, slowly turning into a snowman.
00:14Inside, the fireplace was roaring.
00:16My mom sat on the couch, sipping hot, mulled wine,
00:19while my twin brother, Jacob, wrapped in a wool blanket, curled up in her lap, watching cartoons.
00:25Mom said Jacob had suffered from the freezing wind for 20 minutes during the parade, and he was traumatized.
00:32So, just for fairness, I had to stand in the cold for 20 minutes, too.
00:36Then, we were even.
00:38Jacob and I are twins, so Mom insists on fairness and everything.
00:43When he ate ice cream from the food stall and got diarrhea,
00:48my mom knew that I was lactose intolerant,
00:50so she forced me to drink milk and suffer just like him, just for fairness.
00:55As I curled up on the bathroom floor, pale and completely drained,
00:59Jacob stood at the door, sobbing.
01:01Mom, I'm sorry! I'll never eat street food again!
01:06Mom was satisfied, just smiled, and stroked his hair.
01:10Meanwhile, under Mom's disgusted glare,
01:12I had to choke down cold oatmeal and spent two days in bed just trying to recover.
01:17When Jacob failed to finish his homework and got detention,
01:22Mom dragged me to school and forced me to rip my own homework right in front of the teacher, just
01:26for fairness.
01:28Seeing me burst into tears, ripping my hard work page by page, Jacob started bawling.
01:33Mom, I promise I'll do my homework!
01:36Please don't do this to Helen!
01:38Even my teacher just stared at me with pure pity, unable to say a word.
01:43And today, during the Thanksgiving parade, Jacob got separated from the crowd and was lost for 20 minutes.
01:49When we got home, Mom's face was dark.
01:52Helen, your brother was lost for 20 minutes. He was terrified out there.
01:57To be fair, you need to feel exactly what he felt.
02:00She dragged me to the front door and slammed it shut.
02:04It was minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and I was wearing thin cotton pajamas, standing barefoot outside.
02:11It was freezing.
02:13I curled up in the corner of the porch steps.
02:16The wind sliced through the wooden cracks like needles, piercing my skin.
02:20I picked up a twig with numb fingers.
02:22I scraped it for a bit of warmth, just like Little Match Girl.
02:25But no matter how hard I tried, it wouldn't light.
02:28I was so tired. I just wanted to sleep.
02:32I reached into my pocket and felt the drawing I did in art class.
02:36In the drawing, Mom was sitting by my bedside, holding a fairy tale book, smiling gently as she read me
02:42a bedtime story.
02:43I pressed the drawing tightly against my chest and closed my eyes.
02:47In a daze, I felt myself sinking back into that warm, soft bed.
02:52Mom was whispering gently, and I could smell the faint, lingering scent from her.
02:57Go to sleep, sweetie.
02:58Mommy will always be here with you.
03:01The snow kept falling, but suddenly, I felt warm.
03:05Mom, I'm falling asleep now.
03:07Maybe when I wake up, you'll open the door and get me back inside.
03:11You'll read me a gentle bedtime story, just like in my drawing.
03:15Snowflakes drifted down, landing on my hair, my eyelashes, and the drawing in my arms.
03:21And finally, I couldn't feel cold anymore.
03:24I was jolted awake by Mom's screeching voice.
03:28Opening my heavy eyes, I realized I was floating in midair, hovering beside the chandelier in the living room.
03:35I tried to scream, tried to rush down and grab them, but my fingertips passed right through Jacob's hair without
03:42stirring a whisper of wind.
03:46Mom, where's Sissy?
03:49Mom was busy packing.
03:51Two massive suitcases were stuffed with clothes, toys, and snacks.
03:55Hearing his question, she didn't even look up.
03:58Her?
03:58That ungrateful brat.
04:00I made her stay outside to reflect for fairness last night.
04:03This morning, she was gone.
04:04Probably ran off to Grandma's to complain about me.
04:07Complain?
04:08Mom, no, I didn't.
04:10I hovered in the air, opening my mouth to explain, but the air just slipped through my throat.
04:16Not a single sound.
04:20Complain?
04:21Yeah.
04:23She was acting out yesterday, thought it wasn't fair, and ran off at night.
04:29Well, she went to Grandma's to have fun.
04:31Then I'm taking you to the Fairyland theme park for three days, just to be fair.
04:36My dead body was just outside the door, huddled in the corner, buried under the heavy snow like an abandoned
04:42snowman.
04:43My soul drifted upon the ceiling, while Mom, just to be fair, was taking my brother out to a theme
04:49park.
04:50Mom, what about me?
04:51You haven't even found me yet.
04:54But Sissy has never been to Fairyland.
04:56Are we really not bringing her?
05:00Jacob, remember, she left us first.
05:03She only cared about herself and went Grandma's, leaving you here all frightened.
05:06Just to be fair, she will get punished, and you deserve to go have a good time.
05:11Outside that door, my body had already gone stiff.
05:15The last thing I remembered was the bone-chilling, cold, and endless despair.
05:19I had wanted to strike a twig, wanted to wait for Mom to come and get me.
05:24But, until I froze to death, that door never opened.
05:34The snow is so heavy, the roads must be bad.
05:37Maybe we should call and check if Helen arrived okay?
05:40Call her?
05:41For what?
05:42If she's got the nerve to run away, then she can look after herself.
05:46If you call her now, you're giving in to her!
05:50You want her to behave like this all the time?
05:52If we want our children to grow up into leets, we must use fair discipline.
05:58And give them cold treatment, if necessary.
06:00Just wait for it.
06:02She will come back crying for forgiveness!
06:04In this house, Mom's fairness was the law.
06:07I stared at Dad's back.
06:10Strangely, I didn't feel any hate, but just sad for him.
06:14Turned out, in their eyes, my leaving was just a solo drama they needed to handle.
06:19They finished packing, laughing, and chatting as they walked out the door.
06:24Mom, look! There's a snowman!
06:26I think Helen made it!
06:28The mound trembled slightly, but it didn't collapse.
06:31My body was just inside, frozen stiff in a curled position.
06:36Don't touch that. It's dirty.
06:39Must be that little brat making a mess at the doorstep.
06:42Let's go. The fireworks are about to start.
06:45They got into the car.
06:47The exhaust fumes blasted against the mound,
06:50instantly melting a tiny patch of snow to reveal a corner of my gray pajamas.
06:55But no one noticed.
06:58It wasn't until the tires rolled over the edge of the mound that the car jolted.
07:03Dad glanced at the rearview mirror.
07:05That tiny flash of gray pajamas caught his attention.
07:08Sarah, I need to get out and look.
07:09I think I just saw...
07:11Come on, we're going to be late for fairyland!
07:13It's just a rock in the snow!
07:16I'm sure it's from your baby girl.
07:18Just to be fair, when she comes back, I'm making her shovel every last spot of snow from the driveway.
07:22In fact, she's going to clear the roads for the entire neighborhood.
07:27She should be doing this while we are out, right?
07:29It's just not fair!
07:31With her perfect makeup, Mom smirked.
07:33I was already dead, yet she was still thinking about my punishment, her fairness.
07:39On the way to the park, Jacob remained silent, holding the toy bear I had gifted to him.
07:44It was a gift for his sixth birthday I had saved up for over half a year for it.
07:50Back then, Mom had said,
07:52You got a gift for your brother, then you need to give one to me, too.
07:55Just to be fair, it needs to be the same price.
07:58I didn't have any money left, so Mom punished me by making me wash the dishes for a month.
08:05Cheer up, Jacob! We're going to fairyland!
08:08You're going to see Superman, your favorite!
08:10Jacob forced a smile, burying his face into the bear's plush fur.
08:16Inside the theme park, it was packed.
08:18Like, cheerful music, colorful balloons.
08:21It really felt like a fairy tale paradise.
08:24Excitedly, Mom dragged Jacob into a souvenir shop.
08:28She picked out a blue princess gown and began holding it up against Jacob.
08:33Here, Jacob, put this on!
08:35That's for girls! I'm not wearing that!
08:38Helen likes it, not me!
08:40I remembered that dress.
08:43I had seen it on TV once, my eyes glowing with envy.
08:47At the time, Mom had told me...
08:50You want a dress? Fine.
08:51Just to be fair, your brother doesn't wear dresses, so neither do you.
08:57And now, she was forcing that exact dress onto my brother.
09:01Who says boys can't wear dresses?
09:05Your sister is definitely dressing up over at Grandma's right now.
09:09I bet she even got new clothes.
09:11Just to be fair, you gotta wear new clothes, too.
09:14And the exact one she wanted the most.
09:16That'll teach her a lesson!
09:18But I don't want to.
09:21Put it on!
09:22I am doing this for your own good.
09:24To make sure you get what's fair.
09:26Why can't you understand how much I sacrifice for you?
09:28Right there, with everyone watching, she stripped off Jacob's jacket and forced the princess gown over him.
09:35Jacob's face flushed from humiliation.
09:37Tears streamed down his cheeks.
09:39In the crowd, there were whispers and mockings.
09:42But Mom ignored them all.
09:45She took out her phone, snapping photo after photo of Jacob as he sobbed.
09:50Then, with a satisfied smile, she uploaded them to Instagram.
09:55Her caption read,
09:56My little princess, a million times sweeter than some little brat.
10:01Little brother fulfills his sister's dream.
10:04Fairness is everything.
10:05Mommy loves you both.
10:06I stared at the phone screen, a sharp ache piercing my heart.
10:11I watched the light in my Jacob's eyes slowly die down.
10:15Just like last night in snow, the little twig I tried to strike it would never, ever light.
10:20At night, the theme park started fireworks above the castle.
10:24Jacob, look!
10:25So pretty!
10:27Jacob was in that loose princess gown, shivering in the wind.
10:31Mom, can Helen see the fireworks too?
10:35Why do you keep bringing her up?
10:37You're ruining the mood!
10:38She's probably stuffing herself in grandma's forgotten us already.
10:42Just to be fair, let's just have fun.
10:44You are not allowed to think about her.
10:47The fireworks were so beautiful, so warm, so full of life.
10:52But my body was lying hundreds of miles away, right outside our house.
10:56A new flurry of snow began to fall.
11:00The flakes drifted down, burying the mound that hid me even deeper.
11:05Occasionally, stray dogs would pass by, sniffing around it, then run away from the freezing wind.
11:12I couldn't feel the cold anymore, but I was terrified they would eat me.
11:16If they did, would Mom still be able to recognize me?
11:19Three days later, they returned.
11:27Still not melting yet.
11:29It's getting dark.
11:32Better melt soon.
11:33What a mess to look at.
11:35Jacob's eyes were glassy.
11:37He had been running a low-grade fever.
11:39Mom, Teddy says he's cold.
11:42He wants to play with the snowman.
11:45Play?
11:46It's filthy!
11:48Your sister's not even home, yet she leaves this here just to ruin the view.
11:52This driveway looks like a dump site.
11:55Just to be fair, she made a mess out here.
11:57None of her junk is allowed inside my house.
12:03Get inside!
12:04You leave it there!
12:05Let her and her garbage rot outside until she learns her lesson.
12:18A week has passed.
12:20The temperature began to climb, and the sun became bright.
12:24The snow mound started shrinking.
12:26It turned filthy and gray.
12:29The little toy bear had slid off and was caked in mud.
12:32Mrs. Margaret, the neighbor from next door, was walking her dog when she passed the house.
12:37She covered her nose, frowning as she looked at the mound.
12:40Just then, Mom came outside to take out the trash, and Mrs. Margaret called out to her.
12:45Hey, Sarah.
12:48What on earth is that by your steps?
12:49What is that weird smell?
12:52It was the smell of rot thick and foul.
12:54Though it was still cold, after a week, the smell came out.
12:58Oh, hi.
12:59That's just a snowman Helen made.
13:01Naughty girl.
13:02God knows what garbage she stuffed inside.
13:04Where is Helen anyway?
13:05Haven't seen her in days.
13:06Over at her grandmother's.
13:08She's a brat.
13:09We can't control her.
13:11Just to be fair, I'm letting her learn a lesson out there so she'll finally appreciate us.
13:17Sarah, I'm not being mouthy.
13:18My dog was sniffing around that mound last night, and I couldn't even drag him away.
13:22You really gotta clear it out.
13:23It's quite creepy.
13:25What a jinx.
13:26Even when she's gone, she leaves a bloody disaster behind.
13:29Fine, I'll have David shove it away.
13:31Just to be fair, when she gets back, the cost of labor comes straight out of her pocket money.
13:36I drifted behind Mrs. Margaret, watching her walk away while shaking her head.
13:41She obviously felt something was wrong, even if she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
13:47A moment later, Dad came out carrying a snow shovel.
13:50He looked hollow, his eyes bloodshot.
13:53For the past few days, nightmares had hunted him night after night.
13:57He dreamt of me crying alone in the snow.
13:59As he approached the mound, the stench hit him.
14:04What the hell is that smell?
14:06Right before he raised the shovel, he stopped.
14:09The mound had melted more than halfway down, and there, a patch of gray fabric appeared.
14:14It was my gray pajamas.
14:16He bought those pajamas for me.
14:19At the time, Mom had said,
14:21Jacob got new sneakers.
14:22Just to be fair, let's get Helen a pair of pajamas.
14:25Not like anyone's going to see her in them at home anyway.
14:28He seemed to realize something, yet he refused to believe it.
14:31Dropping the snow shovel, he slowly knelt.
14:35He extended a trembling finger, wanting to touch the fabric.
14:39David! Get in here! Jacob fainted!
14:42He glanced at the mound, where the gray fabric peeked out, his eyes wide with terror and denial.
14:48In the end, he turned his back and rushed inside.
14:52Such is human nature when facing huge terror.
14:56Our instinct is always to flee from the truth.
14:58Inside, it was pure chaos.
15:01Jacob's face was flushed from the fever, his jaw locked tight as his whole body trembled.
15:07Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, don't scare Mommy like this.
15:10Hurry! Get him to the hospital now!
15:16At the hospital, the doctor diagnosed it as acute pneumonia compounded by a severe stress reaction.
15:24After his sedative, Jacob finally calmed down.
15:27But he was in a coma. He kept murmuring.
15:32Helen, cold matches.
15:34It's all Helen's fault! She's not even here, yet she's still torturing Jacob!
15:38When she gets back, I am going to punish her! It's just not fair!
15:42Why should Jacob suffer while she's living it up at Grandma's?
15:48It was a call from Grandma.
15:50Mom glanced at the screen, let out a cold snort, and answered it on speakerphone.
15:55Mom, so you finally decided to call?
15:57Helen must be enjoying herself over there, huh?
15:59Do you know that Jacob got sick because of her?
16:01Put her on the phone!
16:02Sarah, what on earth are you talking about?
16:05Helen never came here!
16:09What did you say?
16:10I said Helen never came here!
16:12That day you said you were going to teach her a lesson and hung up on me!
16:16I've been worried sick ever since, but you haven't been answering my calls for days!
16:20Where on earth is Helen? It's been a whole week!
16:25That's impossible!
16:26She said she was going to Grandma's. She must be hiding!
16:28She's lying to me!
16:30Dad stood to the side, his face as pale as a sheet.
16:33The stinky snowdrift by the driveway flashed across his mind.
16:36He remembered the patch of gray pajamas.
16:40He remembered the stiffness that had been within his fingers' reach.
16:45And Roar suddenly ripped from Dad's throat.
16:48Clutching his head with both hands, he collapsed to the ground, tearing at his own hair.
16:52It's over! It's all over!
16:53We killed Helen!
16:59Losing his mind, Dad bolted out of the hospital room.
17:02Mom froze for a few seconds before stumbling out after him.
17:06They climbed into the car and tore down the streets, blowing through red lights, rushing back home.
17:12It had gone completely dark.
17:14By the driveway, the streetlight flickered on and off, casting a dim glow over the snowdrift.
17:20Dad threw himself forward, scrambling on his hands and knees.
17:24He no longer cared about the smell or the filth.
17:27With his bare hands, he dug frantically.
17:30Once, twice.
17:32Black slush splattered across his face and into his mouth, but he felt nothing.
17:36Helen!
17:38Helen!
17:39Mom stood a few meters away, her entire body shaking, her teeth chattering.
17:44No, it can't be. This is a prank.
17:47Just to be fair, she wouldn't dare scare me like this.
17:49The snowdrift was peeled away, piece by piece.
17:52First, there was that muddy toy there.
17:55Then, my gray pajamas.
17:57And, finally, my face bruised, bloated, and utterly deformed.
18:03I was huddled just like that, arms locked tightly against my chest,
18:07my fingers still clutching the drawing I had painted from my imagination.
18:11My eyes were shut, my eyelashes frosted with ice.
18:15She stared at my dead body, the daughter she had once seen as a burden,
18:20the one who had caused others to point fingers at her for not being fair enough.
18:24Helen! Dad is so sorry!
18:28I'm a coward! I'm a monster!
18:30He tried to warm my hands, trying to wake me up.
18:34Strangely, I didn't feel any joy in finally being found by my parents.
18:39Instead, a bittersweet ache welled up in my eyes.
18:43Turned out only after I died, they shed tears over losing me.
18:46Only when I became a corpse was I worthy of my father's hugs.
18:50Right at that moment, the wail of sirens approached.
18:55Oh my god! This is devastating!
18:58How could a mother treat her own child like this?
19:01She doesn't even deserve to be a parent.
19:03The police set up a cordon, and the medical examiner knelt beside me,
19:08switching on her flashlight to examine my body.
19:10She aimed the light at the object, clutched tightly in my hands,
19:15the drawing now tattered and soaked, drawn in crooked crayon strokes.
19:19Mom's hair cascaded down softly, the light giving her silhouette a warm, golden glow.
19:24Her head was bowed, a faint smile on her lips as she read me a bedtime story.
19:29I was lying in bed, tucked beneath a thick blanket, my eyes bright and listening intently.
19:34Now, this heartwarming drawing was held in a death grip by my fingers, my knuckles frozen.
19:39After the medical examiner carefully slid the drawing out from between my fingers with a pair of tweezers,
19:46everyone fell into a dead silence.
19:49Though the paper was blurred from the blood and snow, the words written on it remained crystal clear.
19:53Mom reads me a bedtime story every day.
19:56As two female officers hoisted up mom, she was still struggling.
20:01Let go of me! I was teaching my child a lesson!
20:05This is fairness!
20:06Her brother was terrified, so his older sister should reflect outside!
20:11This is all her prank!
20:13She loves doing this!
20:14She's been playing mind games since she was little!
20:16Look, she's still pretending to sleep!
20:19Helen, get up! Stop faking it!
20:21She screamed at my corpse, her gaze vacant and wild.
20:24It wasn't grief, it was denial.
20:26Let me in! Let me see her!
20:28She's perfectly fine!
20:30Why is she doing this to me?
20:32Help! Help!
20:33Shut up!
20:34That is a corpse!
20:35The corpse of your own daughter!
20:38She looked at me and was suddenly drained.
20:40She slid down to the ground.
20:42Dad.
20:44Dad.
20:48Inside the interrogation room, mom sat on a cold metal chair, handcuffs binding her wrists.
20:54She was no longer hysterical.
20:56Instead, she had become strangely calm, even a bit self-righteous.
21:00Officer, you don't understand.
21:03My husband and I also come from twin families.
21:06Ever since I was a child, I've known that fairness is the most important thing.
21:10When the brother eats ice cream and gets diarrhea, how terrible would he feel if his older sister is perfectly
21:16fine?
21:17Just to be fair, the sister has to get diarrhea, too.
21:21Only then can the two children love each other.
21:25So that's why you forced her to drink milk, knowing she was lactose intolerant?
21:28Of course.
21:29That is discipline.
21:31Then what about this time?
21:33You locked her outside to freeze to death.
21:36Was that for fairness, too?
21:37That day, Jacob almost got lost during the parade.
21:40He was so traumatized.
21:42As the older sister, Helen, failed to look after her brother.
21:46Jacob had to suffer the freezing wind, so Helen needed to feel it, too.
21:49Jacob was terrified, so Helen needed to clear her head outside.
21:52I was just trying to make things fair.
21:55Make things fair?
21:56This is how you do it.
21:57This is a human life.
21:58The daughter you carried in your womb for 10 months.
22:02But I got the time right.
22:04In the past, her timeouts were always 30 minutes.
22:06This time, I only intended to lock her out for 30 minutes, too.
22:09Then why didn't you open the door?
22:11Because Jacob started crying.
22:13I went to comfort him, and then I forgot.
22:16After that, I thought she wasn't knocking anymore.
22:18She must have run off to grandma's.
22:20I thought she was acting out.
22:21Just to be fair, I couldn't back down first.
22:25The results are back.
22:26Helen's stomach was almost empty.
22:29We found only a bit of moldy grain fiber.
22:31The estimated time of her death was over 36 hours.
22:34In other words, she had gone without a proper meal for at least a day and a half before she
22:38died.
22:40Sarah, we checked your household's dining records, including food delivery orders and credit card statements.
22:46During the week of the incident, Jacob's dinners were logged.
22:51What about Helen?
22:53We looked through the receipts from those seven days, and we couldn't find a single transaction related to Helen.
22:59Tell me, how on earth did you manage to treat them fairly?
23:03She ate home-cooked meals.
23:07What was that?
23:09Oatmeal.
23:09She didn't like meat.
23:11Just to be fair, I had her eat more grains.
23:13Didn't like meat?
23:14Then why is it that on the same day Jacob was having steak, there wasn't a single purchase record for
23:19grain meals or ingredients in that kitchen?
23:24Outside the interrogation room, Dad curled up in a corner of the hallway, burying his face in his hands, weeping.
23:32He had confessed to everything.
23:34He confessed to his cowardice, his long-term enabling of Mom's twisted parenting.
23:40I'm an accomplice.
23:42I'm a co-conspirator.
23:44Meanwhile, across the internet, the story exploded like wildfire.
23:48When Grandma Ruth arrived at the police station, her entire body was trembling.
23:54The officer handed her a evidence bag containing my drawing, the one soaked through with blood and melted snow, its
24:02edges already turned black.
24:03She stared at the mom in the picture, who was smiling and reading a story.
24:09Grandma suddenly clutched her chest.
24:11Her eyes rolled back and she collapsed straight backward.
24:15Acute heart attack.
24:17She was brought in too late.
24:18Grandma passed away.
24:19She closed her eyes forever, carrying endless guilt toward me and hatred for her own daughter, Sarah.
24:25Overnight, Grandpa Henry seemed to age 20 years.
24:29He stood in the hospital hallway.
24:31When my paternal grandparents arrived to beg for mercy, he didn't scream or strike them.
24:39He simply handed them a formal legal notice.
24:42I am suing Sarah for intentional murder.
24:45And I am taking Jacob with me.
24:48Henry, please, we are all family here.
24:51Dragging this into a courtroom won't do anyone any good.
24:56Family?
24:57My granddaughter froze to death in a snow drip right outside your front door.
25:02For a whole week, you all went off to enjoy themselves at a theme park.
25:07And because of all this, my wife didn't survive.
25:09And you dare speak to me of family?
25:12Sarah is your daughter after all.
25:16She's sick.
25:17She's a patient.
25:18Patients deserve treatment.
25:20But they must also face the law.
25:21Henry, don't do this.
25:22Jacob is our grandson.
25:24Sarah made a mistake.
25:25But the child has nothing to do with this.
25:27Nothing to do with this?
25:29A child raised in that kind of environment is already half destroyed.
25:32Do you want him to be completely ruined?
25:35Helen is already gone.
25:36I will not allow Jacob to become the next lunatook Sarah or the next coward David.
25:40The headline, North Dakota girl walked outside and frozen to death by her mother in the name of fair discipline,
25:46soared to the top of X trending topics and read its front page circulated by major media outlets.
25:53Two hours after the news broke, in the comment section, someone dropped a link to a screenshot.
25:58It was the photo mom had posted on Instagram when she took my brother to the Fairyland theme park.
26:05In the image, a young boy stood in the middle of the theme park square, wearing a blue princess gown
26:11with tears on his face.
26:12Behind him, it was the brightly lit castle.
26:15The post originally had over 400 likes, and the comments like, so cute, and what a cool mom.
26:22Now, however, the comment section was upended.
26:24Wait, that older sister who wanted to wear a dress is the same little girl who just froze to death
26:29outside?
26:31While she was posting this, her daughter was already dead in the snow.
26:36I can't believe she actually has a public parenting account.
26:39Her entire feed is filled with this absolute fairness garbage.
26:41Before long, the internet found mom's full profile.
26:44Calling herself Fairness Mom, she had nearly 20,000 followers and regularly posted about her scientific and fair parenting method.
26:52Her posts featured well-staged living room backdrops, with comment sections full of mothers writing,
26:58So helpful, and I wish I could be a mom like you.
27:01And that photo of the princess gown was the most liked post in her Fair Education and Practice series.
27:08Users took screenshots of these posts, compiling them into long-form images marked with red lines.
27:14Within two hours of being uploaded, the post racked up over 100,000 retweets.
27:19This isn't fairness, this is murder.
27:21Where was the father? He's an accomplice!
27:23I treat my children fairly, but her son gets stakes while her daughter gets nothing.
27:28That poor little girl, she deserved a much better life.
27:31The Fairness Mom account was reported more than 80,000 times within 30 hours before being forcibly purged by the
27:38platform.
27:39However, that photo of the princess gown had already been permanently archived by hundreds of accounts.
27:46The screenshot showcasing Jacob's tear-stained face right next to the line Mom had written.
27:53Fairness is everything. Mommy loves you both.
27:56Became one of the most viral images on the internet that year.
28:00No one was staying so sweet anymore.
28:04I stared at these comments, my heart untroubled by any emotion.
28:09Late justice cannot bring back my life.
28:11But I suppose this tragedy will warn those parents not to push extreme education on their children.
28:19This family collapsed, piece by piece, like a row of toppled dominoes.
28:24When Mom learned of Grandma's passing while in the detention center, she broke down completely.
28:29She began screaming all night, slamming her head against the wall, crying out.
28:34Mama, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I wasn't there.
28:39I wasn't there.
28:41Following a psychiatric evaluation, Mom was diagnosed with severe paranoid personality disorder accompanied by psychotic symptoms.
28:49She was involuntarily committed to the state psychiatric hospital.
28:54Dad was sentenced to five years for manslaughter and child abandonment.
28:57On the day of the trial, Dad didn't hire a lawyer to defend him.
29:03Standing in the defendant's stock, he stared at the empty gallery.
29:07I am guilty.
29:10Please give me the death penalty.
29:14After the verdict was delivered, Jacob was taken away by Grandpa.
29:18When he left the house, he didn't take anything with him, except for that muddy toy bear retrieved from the
29:25snowdrift and the drawing I had held in my arms before I died.
29:29Grandpa's house was in the suburbs.
29:31It was quiet, and the fireplace was always crackling with warm logs a world away from that snowy night.
29:38But Jacob stopped speaking entirely.
29:42He washed the toy bear over and over again, sewing up its split belly.
29:47He dried my old drawings, taking pictures of every single one to save them properly.
29:52He cradled the toy bear in his arms, just as if he were holding me.
29:56No matter how Grandpa tried to comfort him, baking his favorite chocolate cake, or buying him brand new paintbrushes, he
30:04would only curl up in the corner of the sofa, clutching the bear, his hollow eyes staring blankly at the
30:09flames in the fireplace.
30:11He had developed severe PTSD.
30:14This is a form of self-defense.
30:16He believes that if he makes a sound or shows any sign of happiness, it would be a betrayal of
30:22his deceased sister.
30:24His sister froze to death in the snow while he lives in a warm house.
30:27To him, this is unfair.
30:28So he punishes himself, stripping away his own right to speak and to feel joy, to maintain fairness in his
30:33mind through this self-torture.
30:35Jacob had locked his voice away in that snowy Thanksgiving night.
30:39Grandpa didn't force him.
30:41Instead, every single night, he would sit by his bedside, reading my old diaries, and telling stories of the fun
30:48things I did when I was little.
30:49Helen used to be terrified of thunder.
30:52Every time it stormed, she would crawl straight under Jacob's blanket.
30:56When Helen won that award for her drawing, she saved up her lunch money just to buy that toy bear
31:02for Jacob.
31:03Jacob listened, his tears falling silently, yet his lips remained tightly sealed.
31:08Finally, one night, Grandpa closed the diary, looking out at the pitch-black night through the window.
31:17Jacob, you're still blaming yourself, aren't you?
31:20You feel like it's unfair that Helen is dead while you are alive, don't you?
31:25Do you think that if you stay silent, that if you make yourself miserable, you are somehow suffering alongside her?
31:35Child, the fairness your mother talked about wasn't true.
31:38It was just calculation.
31:39But the love Helen gave you was never like that.
31:42On that snowy day, she would rather freeze to death than let go of that drawing against her chest because
31:46her heart was filled with love for you, not hatred.
31:49She couldn't save herself, but she left the hope of living to you.
31:53If you lock yourself away in the dark, you are truly failing the fairness she paid for with her life.
31:58True fairness isn't for you to die, too.
32:00It's for you to carry her share of life and look at this world for her.
32:04Jacob began to shake all over.
32:06He looked up, and for the very first time, a violent surge of emotion broke through his dead, vacant eyes.
32:13He opened his mouth, a few whispers escaping his throat, but in the end, an overwhelming terror forced his mouth
32:19shut once again.
32:21Burying his face into the toy bear's belly, he wept, his heart breaking to pieces.
32:26Grandpa said no more.
32:28He simply pulled him into a silent, tight embrace.
32:32Until Christmas, one month later.
32:35That day, Grandpa took Jacob to the cemetery.
32:39Snowflakes drifted down thick and fast, covering my name on the tombstone.
32:46Helen, Grammy come to you, over on that side.
32:50Don't be afraid. Grammy will take good care of you.
32:53She'll never will let you freeze again.
32:56Jacob stood before my tombstone, gently brushing the accumulated snow away.
33:01He pulled the toy bear out of his pocket and leaned it against the tombstone.
33:05He knelt and pressed his ear against the cold stone, as if listening for something.
33:10Grandpa's heart seized.
33:12He was terrified that Jacob had lost his mind.
33:15Jacob.
33:20Grandpa.
33:24Helen said she's not cold anymore.
33:29Let's go home together.
33:32These were the very first words he had spoken since that day.
33:37She said that the little match girl finally struck a big match.
33:40There was a fireplace, a roast goose, and a mummy who didn't scream at her.
33:47Sissy said she's not cold anymore.
33:53She also said, for me not to cry.
33:57She wants me to see the Fairyland's fireworks.
34:00To see them for her.
34:03He turned around and, for the first time, proactively, took Grandpa's hand.
34:09That hand was cold, yet it held firm strength.
34:14All right, Jacob.
34:17Let's go home.
34:19The wind kept blowing, and the snow kept falling, but that frozen winter at long last, in this very moment,
34:27had finally passed.
34:30In the ward of the psychiatric hospital, there lived a strange woman.
34:35She was always cradling a pillow in her arms, a standard-issue white pillow from the hospital.
34:43She had drawn eyes and a mouth onto the pillow, and had even used an old bed sheet to make
34:50a little dress for it.
34:52Helen, sweetie, it's time to eat.
34:55Holding a food tray, Mom would carefully feed that pillow.
34:59If grains of rice fell onto the pillow, she would gently wipe them away.
35:03Eat slowly, don't choke.
35:06Just to be fair, Mommy takes a bite, then you take a bite.
35:11She would take a bite herself, then bring the spoon to the side of the pillow, wait for a few
35:16seconds, and dump the food into the trash, pretending it had swallowed it.
35:20The nurses whispered that she was the most deeply disturbed patient.
35:25Until one day, a new patient arrived in the ward, an easily angered, middle-aged woman.
35:30She snatched the pillow straight out of Sarah's arms, threw it onto the floor, and stomped on it a few
35:37times.
35:38What are you acting for? Hugging a stupid pillow!
35:41Mom let out a shriek.
35:43She lunged forward, throwing herself recklessly into a violent scuffle with the woman.
35:48Even as her face was scratched until it bled, she protected that now filthy pillow with her life.
35:54Don't touch my Helen! Nobody can hurt my Helen!
35:58The doctors rushed in and injected her with a sedative.
36:01As she lay on the bed, she still squeezed the pillow tightly, her fingertips turning white from the strain.
36:08Tears streamed down from the corners of her eyes, soaking the smiley face drawn on the pillow.
36:15Mommy will protect you. Mommy will never let you suffer again.
36:19This time, Mommy only wants you.
36:23I don't want your brother anymore.
36:25Is it fair now?
36:26Floating by the head of the bed, I stared at her tear-stained face, covered in scratches.
36:32The deep resentment in my heart seemed to slowly dissipate along with her madness.
36:37She had finally learned how to love me.
36:40Only after I was dead.
36:42Hom dissolves
36:42The Thick
36:42Dumb Jail
36:43Last
36:43Civil Jail
36:43I