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00:01On the eve of the Academy Celebration Banquet, I placed my suicide note under my pillow.
00:06Mom, thank you for taking care of me. I saved some money and bought you those pain patches.
00:12Dad, stop smoking so much. Your hair is turning white so fast.
00:18Ryan, the treatments hurt so much, but I knew you just wanted me to get better.
00:22Keep that copy of the Superhuman Healing Journal. I don't think I can go to the Academy anymore.
00:27This year, I underwent 78 treatments. I always thought my psychic core was breaking down.
00:32But right after my treatment, when they thought I was asleep, I heard my old brother Ryan speak in a
00:37low voice outside my door.
00:38Double her suppressive dosage. Once Scarlet officially receives her admission letter from Superpower Academy, I'll bring Claire home.
00:45Are we really going to keep doing this? Claire is skin and bones! She was supposed to enter the Academy's
00:51Superhuman Healing Program!
00:53My boyfriend, Alexander, remained silent for a long time before his voice came out raspy.
00:57Auntie, just one year. Once Scarlet enters the Academy, I'll accompany Claire retake her ability assessment.
01:03I'll tutor her and take her to the program she always wanted. I'll spend the rest of my life making
01:07it up to her.
01:08So, I didn't experience symptoms of Superpower's instability. So, the insomnia, hand tremors, Superpower instability, and being locked in this
01:16Superpower recovery facility for a whole year were all caused by the suppressants they injected me.
01:20They said they would make it up to me later, but they didn't know I couldn't hold on anymore.
01:24I lay quietly on the hospital bed, tears spilling uncontrollably from my eyes.
01:27Half an hour ago, Ryan personally injected me with the medicine. Mom tucked me in and whispered,
01:32Sweetheart, you'll feel better after a good sleep.
01:34But I couldn't sleep. When I heard the truth, my consciousness floated. Their intermittent voices could still be heard from
01:40outside the door.
01:41She suffered so much this year! I really-
01:44Mom, we made it through this year. It's just these last few days.
01:46The room fell quiet for a few seconds.
01:49What about Claire afterwards?
01:51We'll help her recover gradually. She'll get better.
01:53My breathing hitched.
01:56In this year, every one of them had said those words to me.
01:58Once your powers stabilize, I'll take you home to recuperate.
02:02Ryan handed me the syringe.
02:04Just enduring it a little longer. I promise you, I'll take you out once you recover.
02:08Their idea of recovery was never about healing me.
02:11It's about waiting for Scarlet secured her place, then coming back to compensate me.
02:14Mom couldn't hold it back anymore.
02:16But Claire's dream was to enter the Superpower Academy's healing program!
02:20It's been her only dream since she was a child!
02:22Dad said nothing. After a long pause, Ryan spoke softly.
02:26Scarlet spot is already finalized.
02:30Tomorrow, after the celebration banquet, it will all be over.
02:33My insomnia, tinnitus, tremors, sessions, and endless injections over the past year were not because I was sick.
02:40My power surge in the testing was not an accident.
02:43Losing my guaranteed admission was not bad luck.
02:46It was them.
02:47My body had shown signs of breakdown long before the academy assessment.
02:51It started with insomnia.
02:52I felt exhausted.
02:53But when I closed my eyes, my chest felt crushed.
02:57Then came the hand tremors.
02:59My hands shake when I unleash skills, and even when I eat.
03:02Sometimes halfway through a skill activation, a buzz exploded inside my brain.
03:06Back then, my family and I thought it was just stress from the upcoming academy evaluation.
03:11Mom warmed milk for me, said,
03:12You'll be fine after the assessment.
03:14The night before the assessment, Ryan handed me a vial of injection medicine.
03:18It was a sleep aid, so you will not go to participate in the assessment with dark circles.
03:23I took it without hesitation.
03:25I slept deeply that night.
03:28When I woke up the next morning, my head felt heavy.
03:30I rubbed my temples and brushed it off.
03:32Mom woke up early to cook breakfast.
03:34Claire, don't be nervous.
03:36Just perform normally.
03:37You've got this.
03:39At first, I felt quite relaxed.
03:40I had just practiced wound healing and energy conduction yesterday.
03:44But halfway through a skill activation, I suddenly heard a ringing in my ears.
03:48I frowned, assuming I was losing focus.
03:51In the next second, the energy flowing through my hands began to flicker.
03:55The healing energy missed the target.
03:57My chest constricted violently.
03:59I couldn't breathe.
04:02Cold sweat soaked my palms.
04:04And the energy slipped from my fingers.
04:06I wanted to tell the proctor that my power core wasn't responding properly.
04:10But my arms felt weighed down by lead.
04:12The sounds around me grew increasingly chaotic.
04:14The hum of the testing chamber.
04:16The proctor's footsteps.
04:17And the voices outside all crashed into my ears at once.
04:20My body began to shake violently.
04:22I shot to my feet and knocked the energy monitor.
04:24The entire testing hall went dead silent.
04:27I froze, terrified by my own actions.
04:29My body was no longer under my control.
04:31Everyone stared at me in shock.
04:33Proctor's rushed over and pinned my shoulders.
04:35Claire!
04:36Someone called my name.
04:37Someone ran out to call for medical assistance.
04:39I wanted to explain that I didn't mean to do it.
04:41My throat felt locked.
04:43Not a single word came out.
04:44I stood there looking like a joker.
04:48Half an hour earlier, I was confident I would pass.
04:50Now, I was a lunatic in front of the everyone.
04:53I barely remembered what happened afterward.
04:55All I remember is being escorted out of the testing hall.
04:57The corridor wind felt freezing cold.
04:59When mom arrived, her hair was disheveled.
05:01It's okay.
05:03It's okay.
05:04It's okay, Claire.
05:04Ryan sat by my hospital bed holding my medical reports, silent for hours.
05:09Alexander arrived later.
05:11It doesn't matter.
05:12It's not your fault.
05:14Ryan, am I going insane?
05:17Is my psychic core breaking down?
05:19Not.
05:20You just have a small condition.
05:22Everything will be fine.
05:23I believed him.
05:25From that day on, I never doubted myself again.
05:27After being admitted to the super power recovery facility,
05:30I rarely paid attention to the time anymore.
05:32When I first arrived, I used to ask mom when I could go home.
05:35She always said I could go back as soon as I got better.
05:37Later, I stopped asking.
05:39Because every time she said those words, her eyes turned red.
05:44She quit her job and spent almost all her time with me.
05:46When I had no appetite, she cooled the broth and fed me spoon by spoon.
05:50When I woke up in the middle of the night, trembling, she held me and patted my back.
05:56Mom, I'm sorry.
05:57I'm just a burden.
05:59Sweetheart, it's not your fault.
06:01As long as you're alive, nothing else matters.
06:04Dad didn't visit as often as mom, but he came whenever he could break away from work.
06:10He wasn't good at expressing feelings.
06:13Every time he came, he only asked one thing.
06:16Are you feeling better today, Claire?
06:18Any discomfort?
06:19Ryan visited most frequently, especially during my stabilization sessions.
06:23But I dreaded the sessions the most.
06:25Whenever the schedule approached, my heart raced with fear.
06:28As soon as the machine is turned on, a faint electrical hum can be heard.
06:31When the pain peaked, I instinctively reached out to grab anything.
06:35After every session, Ryan was the one who handed me my medication.
06:38White and blue bottles, syringes of various sizes.
06:41I never questioned him.
06:42Even when my stomach turned upside down after swallowing them.
06:45Even when I always get nosebleeds at night.
06:47Even when I sometimes feel drowsy all day.
06:49I only thought my ability breakdown was simply too severe.
06:54Alexander visited often, too.
06:56Most of the time, he just sat by my bed and talked about things happening outside.
07:00Once, he brought a copy of Superhuman Healing Journal.
07:02He turned to a certain page and then placed it next to me.
07:08Didn't you used to love reading this?
07:10I really wanted to be a healer back then.
07:12I wrote my goals on sticky notes.
07:14I told everyone I was going to enter the elite superpower academy.
07:18I stopped there.
07:19I finished the sentence in my head.
07:21Instead, I became a patient who couldn't even save herself.
07:24That night, I sat alone by the bed.
07:26I cleared out the contents of my drawer bit by bit.
07:30Certificates, school badges, old photos.
07:33I arranged them neatly.
07:34Then I pulled out two papers from my notebook.
07:37The first line I wrote was,
07:39Mom, Dad, I'm sorry.
07:41After writing those words, I stared at them for a long time.
07:44I didn't know the truth back then.
07:46I just felt that I wouldn't make it until recovery.
07:50I pushed the paper to the bottom of the drawer and closed it slowly.
07:54The injection hurt terribly.
07:56The sessions hurt so much.
07:59I can't go to the places I want to go.
08:02Every remaining day felt like endurance.
08:05I wanted to endure until Mom grew older.
08:08Until Dad's hair turned entirely white.
08:11Until everyone was exhausted by my existence.
08:13I sat there alone for a long time that night.
08:17At noon the next day, the ward was eerily quiet.
08:21Mom had visited in the morning,
08:23sitting by my bed to watch me receive the injection of the suppressants before tucking me in.
08:27Mom has some business this afternoon.
08:29I'll come back to stay with you later tonight.
08:32I nodded without asking.
08:34The family group chat had been buzzing non-stop since morning.
08:37At the top of the chat was a photo sent by my cousin.
08:40Flower stands the entrance of a hotel, flanked by a greeting sign.
08:43I stared at those words for a very long time.
08:46Elite superpower academy.
08:48Acceptance.
08:49I had dreamed about those words countless times.
08:52Whenever I practice my superpowers, I use them to motivate myself.
08:56Telling myself to push a little further.
08:59I was so close.
09:01But now they were attached to Scarlet's name,
09:03like a brutal reminder of what I had lost over the past year.
09:07Messages kept flashing in the chat.
09:08Someone posted a video of the private banquet room.
09:11As the camera panned, the first person I saw was Mom.
09:13She wore an elegant dress she rarely wore,
09:16standing amidst the crowd, smiling as she straightened Scarlet's hair.
09:19Dad stood beside them with a smile, holding a glass of champagne.
09:22Ryan was holding the admission notice for her.
09:24Alexander was there too.
09:26He gently moved a strand of hair away from her necklace.
09:28I watched that video.
09:30Watching their joyful celebration.
09:32Suddenly, I didn't want to cry anymore.
09:34I was tired.
09:36Not just today.
09:37I had been tired for a long, long time.
09:39But today, I simply couldn't hold on any longer.
09:43During the afternoon shift change, the hallway grew empty.
09:47The person in the reflection was so thin, I barely recognized myself.
09:51Pale skin, hollow eyes, looking like a stranger.
09:55I put on a mask and changed into the cleanest white dress from the closet.
09:59Then I slipped the letter I had written last night under my pillow.
10:02I opened the door and walked out with my head down.
10:05The nurse on duty was busy writing logs and didn't notice me.
10:09I supported myself against the wall, walking step by step into the elevator, pressing the top floor.
10:15As the elevator rose, a blurry reflection showed in the metallic door.
10:19I stared at it, suddenly remembering my old self.
10:22When I practiced unleashing my superpowers at the academy.
10:25My skirt swaying in the wind.
10:27Back then, I thought the future was endless.
10:29Looking back now, it felt like the blink of an eye.
10:32The wind on the roof was harsh.
10:33I walked to the edge and sat down.
10:35My phone kept vibrating.
10:37I looked at it.
10:38The group chat remained lively.
10:39People were toasting, cutting cake, saying Scarlet had a limitless future ahead.
10:44Everyone was there, except me.
10:46It wasn't that I hadn't thought about dying before.
10:48Since I got locked in here, during pain and while lying awake, I thought had crossed my mind.
10:54Every time I remembered Mom's tears, Dad's grey hair, and Ryan and Alexander staying by my bed,
10:59I told myself to endure a little longer.
11:02At least spare them the heartbreak.
11:04Until last night.
11:05Everything I endured was to clear the path for someone else.
11:08So, what reason did I have left to endure?
11:14This time, I'm really out of your way.
11:16Then I took a step forward.
11:21Inside the hotel banquet hall, the atmosphere was at its peak.
11:24Mom had just sat down when her phone rang.
11:26It was an unfamiliar number.
11:28She paused, then answered it.
11:31Hello, is this the family of Claire Sterling?
11:33Your daughter fell from the building.
11:35She is currently in the hospital undergoing emergency treatment.
11:37Please come immediately.
11:40The banquet hall fell silent.
11:42What happened?
11:42Mom's mouth opened, but her breathing seemed blocked.
11:45It took several seconds before she made a sound.
11:47Claire!
11:48Claire jumped off the building!
11:49By the time Mom, Dad, Ryan and Alexander rushed to the hospital, I had already been pushed into the emergency
11:56room.
11:56The white corridor lights were blinding, making everyone's face appear bloodless.
12:02Mom ran here crying the whole way.
12:04She lost one of her high-hools, but she didn't even notice.
12:10When she reached the operating room doors, nearly collapsed.
12:14Dad caught her in time, but Dad wasn't any better.
12:16His hands shook.
12:18Ryan stood closest to the doors, staring unblinkingly at the glowing red emergency sign.
12:22His face was devoid of all expression.
12:24Alexander's shirt collar still had a little champagne stain on it.
12:26That remnant of celebration on his clothes felt like a mockery.
12:29A doctor stepped out once, holding a critical condition notice for the family.
12:33Mom's hand shook violently.
12:35No!
12:36She'll be fine!
12:38Dad took the pen, finishing the signature for her.
12:42She's only 18.
12:44Please save her.
12:45The doctor nodded and turned back into the operating room.
12:49The moment the doors shut again, Mom finally couldn't hold on.
12:56The corridor was terrifyingly quiet.
12:59After a long time, Alexander asked,
13:02Did she find out last night?
13:04No one answered, because no one dared to thought.
13:07Last night, they believed I was asleep.
13:10They thought that once today passed, everything could proceed according to their original plan.
13:16Scarlet would enter the academy smoothly.
13:18They would stop the suppresses, bring me home, and slowly compensate me.
13:23Mom suddenly remembered how quiet I had been this morning.
13:26I hadn't asked where she was going, like I usually did,
13:30hadn't frowned while taking the pills.
13:32Even when she touched my face and said she would leave,
13:35I had even smiled and said,
13:36Goodbye, Mom.
13:37She had assumed I was simply calmer than usual.
13:40Looking back now, it felt more like saying goodbye to her.
13:44Mom cried even harder.
13:47She knew!
13:48She knew everything!
13:50At then, the emergency room doors opened.
13:56Doctor!
13:57How is my daughter?
13:58The doctor paused for two seconds before speaking softly.
14:01I'm very sorry.
14:03We did everything we could.
14:05The words landed.
14:06Mom's knees buckled, and she fell backward.
14:08Dad caught her.
14:09What are you saying?
14:10My sister is only 18!
14:11How could she die?
14:12The fall injuries were severe, and her physical condition was poor.
14:15She suffered long-term exposure to suppresses.
14:18Her psychic core and internal organs were far worse than normal.
14:22Another point is that the patient's will to live is very weak.
14:25Mom stared blandly at the doctor.
14:27Impossible!
14:27You're lying!
14:28She was terrified of pain!
14:30How could she not want to live?
14:34When the medical staff wheeled me out of the emergency room, all four of them surged forward simultaneously.
14:40Mom's hands shook uncontrollably.
14:42She pulled back the white sheet covering my face.
14:45I lay there silently.
14:47In her memory, I was never like this.
14:50I used to around her waist to act cute.
14:53I used to massage her back when she fatigued.
14:57When she stayed up guarding my bed, I would apologize to her.
15:02When I shook with pain after sessions, I would force a small smile and tell her I was fine.
15:08But now, I would never move again.
15:10Claire, don't scare Mom! Open your eyes and look at me, please!
15:14Mom was wrong! Mom was really wrong!
15:17She became increasingly distraught as she spoke.
15:19Eventually, she couldn't form sentences at all.
15:24She clutched the sheet tightly, as if it could somehow keep me in the world.
15:30Dad stood beside her.
15:33He stared at me, not even daring to reach out his hand.
15:39He couldn't accept that the daughter who called him Dad just hours ago
15:43was now a cold body that would never respond again.
15:48Ryan stood frozen in place.
15:50He stared at me without blinking, as if nailed to the spot.
15:54After a long time, he opened his mouth.
15:58Mom, Dad, let's take Claire home first.
16:01The moment he spoke, Mom turned around sharply and slapped him.
16:06Shut up! How dare you even open your mouth!
16:09It's all your fault! It's all your rotten idea!
16:13If it wasn't for you, Claire wouldn't be dead!
16:17Dad tried to hold her back, but he couldn't stop her.
16:20The guilt, heartache, and regret she had suppressed for a year exploded.
16:24Didn't you say you were just asking her to step aside?
16:27Didn't you say she'd recover once she stopped taking the medications?
16:31Didn't you say nothing would happen?
16:34And now, she's dead!
16:38Ryan didn't dodge, as if he felt no pain at all.
16:40Or perhaps, compared to my death, this pain meant nothing.
16:44Dad couldn't bear it any longer.
16:46He pulled Mom back with red eyes.
16:47Auntie!
16:52Is this really just his fault?
16:54Yes! He was the one who proposed it!
16:58But weren't we the ones who agreed to it?
17:01When those suppressors were handed to Claire, which one of us?
17:04When she suffered sessions, which one of us called an end to it?
17:08We all believed it was just for one year that we could make it up to her later.
17:11Now she's dead. We drove her to death together.
17:13Those final words like a blood blade, tearing open the truth no one dared to touch.
17:20Mom went silent.
17:22Her mouth remained open, tears streaming down her face.
17:25But she couldn't utter another word.
17:28Because she knew truth better than anyone.
17:30Blaming Ryan was useless.
17:32Alexander was right.
17:34Ryan didn't kill me alone.
17:36They did it together.
17:37Alexander stood on the outermost the whole time.
17:40He looked at me on the gurney and finally cried out in pain.
17:44But he didn't dare step any closer.
17:46Maybe he knew it himself.
17:48He had no right.
17:49When they packed up my belongings at the recovery center,
17:51inside was eerily quiet.
17:53The bed was made neatly.
17:54My water cups sat on the nightstand,
17:56even the window curtains exactly as I had left them.
18:00The moment Mom walked in,
18:01her tears spilled over again.
18:04Traces of my existence were everywhere in there.
18:08But I was no longer there.
18:10It wasn't until Ryan pulled those pages from under my pillow
18:14that they realized I had planned everything long ago.
18:18The paper was crumpled,
18:20as if it had been written,
18:21balled up, unfolded, and written on again.
18:26On the top page, I wrote,
18:28Mom, you always complain about back pain.
18:30The money in my account is for a massage chair.
18:32Dad, smoke less.
18:34Your hair is turning white.
18:35Ryan, the treatments hurt so much,
18:37but I knew you just wanted me to get better.
18:39Alexander, keep that superhuman healing journal.
18:41I don't think I can go to the academy anymore.
18:43Below, those were shorter sentences.
18:45I always thought my psychic core was breaking down,
18:47so I don't blame you.
18:49I was just too much pain.
18:50I was so tired.
18:51I couldn't hold on anymore.
18:53I heard you last night.
18:54Originally, I wasn't sick.
18:56The ward went dead silent.
18:58Mom covered her mouth,
18:59her tears pouring out relentlessly.
19:02Dad stood to the side,
19:03his hands shaking violently.
19:04He could barely hold the paper.
19:06Ryan stared faxically at the line.
19:09The treatments hurt so much.
19:11Alexander stood near the wall,
19:12his eyes bloodshot.
19:15I wasn't writing a final goodbye.
19:17I was arranging my affairs.
19:20At the very bottom of the paper,
19:22lay my bank card,
19:23with the pin written beside it.
19:25Two lines were added crookly below.
19:27The money inside is saved
19:29from my past scholarships and allowance.
19:31Please use the rest for yourselves.
19:33Thank you for taking care of me for so long.
19:36I love you all.
19:37Mom broke completely upon reading those words.
19:40She clutched those pages tightly against her chest,
19:42curling into a ball as she sobbed hysterically.
19:45Dad turned his head away,
19:47his eyes red,
19:48unable to utter a single word for a long time.
19:51There was not a single word of blame on those pages.
19:55Even in death,
19:56I was still worrying about them.
19:58I floated in the air above,
20:00watching the scene with mixed emotions.
20:05Did I hate them?
20:06But the warmth they once showed me was real.
20:10Even after learning that I wasn't their biological daughter or sister,
20:14they had still showered me with affection.
20:16They tried their best to grant whatever I asked for.
20:20I won't blame them,
20:21but I'm still a little sad.
20:26My death could not be hidden for long.
20:28First, the hospital noticed something was wrong.
20:30Doctors found extreme levels of ability suppressors in my blood work.
20:34The dosages far exceeded for standard.
20:36Even the logs for my treatments contradicted my initial diagnosis.
20:39The superpower recovery facility plunged into chaos.
20:43Duty logs, drug disparchment records,
20:45and families seized by investigators.
20:47This was no longer a simple case of an unstable ability user taking her own leth.
20:51The academy also heard the news.
20:54The advisor who had originally processed guaranteed file arrived at the facility,
20:58standing outside my former ward for a long time.
21:03I never had the heart to delete Claire's file.
21:06Dad froze.
21:07That was the future that had been within my grasp.
21:09But now, I didn't even have my life.
21:12It was then that Scarlet finally learned the entire truth.
21:18She hadn't been completely oblivious.
21:20She knew our family had avoided talking about me over the past year.
21:24She knew her guaranteed admission to the academy had come far too easily.
21:28But she never asked.
21:29Because she couldn't bring herself to give up.
21:34Now, she stood in my hospital room.
21:36Seeing my worn notebook on the desk.
21:38Seeing the academy brochure.
21:40Seeing the sticky note I had written.
21:41If I become a superhuman healer someday,
21:44I want to be the kind of healer who makes everyone feel safe.
21:47Her knees gave out.
21:49I knew everyone favored me.
21:50I also knew this spot wasn't meant for me.
21:52But I didn't refuse it.
21:54No one answered her.
21:55At this point, words were useless.
21:57Because I already dead.
21:58I would never come back.
22:00And there was no way left to compensate me.
22:01Meanwhile, official investigators arrived at the Sterling family estate.
22:05The recovery facility demanded answers.
22:07The academy altered records and timeline were laid out too.
22:10The signatures, altered records and timeline were laid out.
22:13Mom looked at the documents, her hands trembling so much she couldn't dear touch them.
22:17Dad sat aside, his face ash gray.
22:20Ryan kept his head bowed, looking as if his soul had been ripped out overnight.
22:24Alexander stood at the back, never raising his eyes once.
22:28The truth could no longer be covered up.
22:32Later, the superpower recovery facility was shut down.
22:35The elite superpower academy re-audited the guaranteed admission.
22:39Scarlet's admissions qualification was revoked.
22:41She didn't fight, nor did she make a scene.
22:44She signed the retiglation papers in silence.
22:46Because she knew she could never hold onto that slot.
22:49Not because she lacked talent.
22:51It's because my life is tied to it.
22:53Life inside the Sterling household shattered.
22:55Mom stopped going out.
22:57She spent her days clutching my clothes and notes, weeping until her vision blurred.
23:02Dad aged 10 years in a matter of days.
23:05When he came home, he often sat alone in the living room all night long.
23:09Ryan visited the academy once.
23:11He stood before the honored applicant list very long, where my name should have been written.
23:15But now, there's nothing.
23:17Alexander never touched anything related to the superpower academy again.
23:21He kept that superhuman healing journal locked inside his car.
23:25Everyone knew they were filled with regret.
23:27They were regretting it to the point of madness.
23:29But, regret was meaningless.
23:32Because, once a person died, they would die forever.
23:38During the final official deposition, investigators laid out materials on the desk.
23:43The family was fully aware of the prolonged high-dose suppressive administration, correct?
23:47Silence reigned over the room for a long time.
23:50In the end, Mom was the first to speak.
23:53It wasn't an accident.
23:54We drove her to it.
23:56Dad closed his eyes.
23:58Ryan kept his head lowered.
23:59Guilt and self-loathing almost threatened to crush him.
24:02We ruined Claire.
24:03I never imagined it would kill her.
24:05I didn't know it would cause her such harm.
24:07Alexander stood nearby, his breathing almost silent.
24:11In the end, they all confessed.
24:12They wanted to compensate Scarlet.
24:14They could have found a thousand other ways to make it up to her.
24:17But, they chose the Hurst method to me.
24:19I owed Scarlet nothing.
24:24The day they came to visit my grave, the sky was overcast.
24:27Mom carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums.
24:30She hadn't spoken a word since stepping out of the vehicle.
24:33She had lost weight, looking drained of all vital energy, walk with slow.
24:37Dad followed behind her, his posture notably astute.
24:39Ryan walked at the rear.
24:41Alexander came as well, though he stood far off in the distance.
24:44The memorial park was quiet.
24:47My photo was embedded in the gravestone, taken from my ID card.
24:51Back then, I had no idea what I would lose in the future.
24:56The moment Mom saw the photo, her tears fell instantly.
24:59She set the flowers down, her fingers gently touching my picture,
25:02as if trying to stroke my face.
25:04But the photo is cold.
25:05After touching it twice, she sank to her knees.
25:08Claire, Mom came to see you.
25:11Are you cold here all by yourself?
25:14She wept.
25:15It was a suffocating, crushed sound, as if her entire being had caved in.
25:21Dad stood beside her without speaking, his eyes rimmed with red.
25:25Ryan knelt down as well.
25:26He lowered his head, staring at the flowers before the tombstone for a long time before speaking in a low
25:31voice.
25:32Claire, it's all my fault. If I could do it all over again.
25:35His voice suddenly stopped as he said this.
25:38It took a long time before he could finish the sentence.
25:41The one who suffered all of that should have been me.
25:43Alexander stood farthest away. He didn't come closer.
25:46He merely watched my photo on the tombstone from a distance.
25:49He looked nothing like the calm, controlled he used to be.
25:52Mom cried for a long time.
25:55By the end, her throat was raw, and suddenly asked,
25:58Claire, if there's a next life, would you still be willing to be Mom's daughter?
26:03When those words were spoken, even the wind seemed to pause.
26:06I floated above them, watching everything in silence.
26:12Actually, I'm not in pain anymore.
26:14Didn't need to inject suppresses.
26:16Didn't need to endure agonizing sessions.
26:18And I no longer woke up in the middle night wondering if I was insane.
26:21I no longer have to be taken care of by them, while feeling guilty.
26:24Sometimes I remembered the past too.
26:27Remembering Mom braiding my hair.
26:29Dad helping me pick out my bag.
26:31And Ryan carrying me home when it rained.
26:34Remembering Alexander helping me practice my superpowers.
26:36Talking to me about the future.
26:37Those moments were real.
26:39Their past love for me was real too.
26:41But the damage is real.
26:42The suppresses were real.
26:43The agonizing sessions were real.
26:45And my ruined life was real.
26:46Love and harm can never cancel each other out.
26:48I didn't hate them.
26:49But not hating them didn't mean I forgave them.
26:52So when Mom wept and asked if I would ever come back to them,
26:56I gently shook my head.
26:58No. This life was more than enough.
27:00I never wanted to be the one discarded after being weighed on a scale ever again.
27:04A gentle briz blew across the graveyard.
27:06Mom seemed to feel something and looked up blankly.
27:09She saw nothing but the empty sky.
27:10I looked at them one last time.
27:12Then I slowly turned away.
27:14Let this life end here.
27:15In the next life, may we never meet again.
27:20Let's do it.
27:21Let this life end here.
27:22We'll see you next time.
27:22Bye.
27:22You
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