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An Asphyxiating Life

An Asphyxiating Life

Short Story · Emotional Realism
By:  Always SleepingCompleted
Language: English
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Melodramatic

Obsessive

Ruthless

Bias

Scumbag

Family Emotions

Karma

Regret

After Death

My stepsister falsely accuses me of causing her allergies to act up. My three brothers stuff me into the cramped cellar and chain the door shut. I pound on the door and beg them to let me out. My eldest brother, an outstanding businessman, snaps, "It's bad enough that you keep bullying Lori. How could you make her eat seafood when you know she's allergic to it? Isn't that just murder? Stay in there and reflect on your mistakes!" My second brother, an award-winning singer, and my third brother, a genius painter, scoff contemptuously. "It's unbelievable that someone as evil as you is making excuses to garner pity. You can stay in there and repent for your sins!" After that, they take our shuddering stepsister to the hospital. The oxygen in the cellar soon runs out, and it gets difficult to breathe. Ultimately, I die in there. My brothers only remember me three days later when they bring our stepsister back from the hospital. Unbeknownst to them, I've already died of asphyxiation.

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9 Chapters
Chapter 1
I died in a cellar due to asphyxiation.By the time I woke up again, I found that my soul had reappeared next to my three older brothers. The three of them had just returned to our huge villa.The eldest, Ian Haldeman, and the second eldest, Will Haldeman, were holding our stepsister, Lorelei Surridge's hands. In a kind voice, one of my brothers began, "Thank goodness we got you to the hospital just in time. Otherwise, it might take you a longer time to recover."Harry Haldeman, my third eldest brother, sounded really concerned. "The doctor has said that you're still weak. You need to gain more nutrients by having nutritious meals."He scooped a big piece of meat onto Lorelei's plate while saying that.A maid standing at the side could no longer bring herself to stay silent. "Mr. Ian, Ms. Rebecca has been locked inside the cellar for three days now. She hasn't made any noise for an extended period…"Ian snorted and cut her off, "We're celebrating Lori's discharge from the hospita
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Chapter 2
Lorelei tugged Ian's sleeve and said pitifully, "Don't be angry, Ian. It's my fault for being allergic to seafood. I'm sure Rebecca didn't do it on purpose. You shouldn't blame her anymore."Ian's expression hardened. He replied frigidly, "We've been too lenient on that awful wench. That's why she's grown to be so rude and overbearing."Will's eyes blazed with anger. "She's become more and more narrow-minded with age. If it weren't for her, Lori wouldn't have ended up looking like this."Lorelei purposely showed the brothers the part of her body where the symptoms of her allergic reaction had not gone away. There were still some red marks on her skin.With a pained look in his eyes, Harry lightly caressed the part of her skin that had those faint red marks. "Does it still hurt, Lori?"Lorelei lowered her head. Her voice was shaking a lot, as though she would burst into tears at any moment. "It doesn't hurt… It doesn't hurt at all…"Will's anger boiled over. He exploded, "Lori's l
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Chapter 3
I had no control over my movements as my soul followed behind my three brothers. The hollow feeling in my chest intensified.My brothers stormed toward the cellar and arrived at the door fairly quickly."Rebecca Haldeman, do you think you can avoid your punishment if you just keep quiet and hide in there?"However, no sound came from inside the cellar afterward.Will's expression darkened. "Rebecca, what tricks are you trying to pull this time? Come out and kneel before Lori so that you can apologize for what happened."Don't think you can deny having harmed Lori by hiding in there, turning off your phone, and not contacting us!"Harry's eyes blazed with fury. He said angrily, "You think you're all grown up now, huh? You're keeping quiet now because you're upset about us being nice to Lori. Am I right?"Did you really think you could make us give in first if you hid inside the cellar and ignored us?"Still, they did not hear any sound coming from inside the cellar.Ian directe
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Chapter 4
The light from outside streamed into the cellar, dispelling the darkness inside that space.I moved closer to look inside the cellar. My body was there.The cellar was a closed space, and the temperature inside was just right. Even though I had only been dead for three days, my body seemed like I had probably died for more than ten days.The body was badly decomposed. A large amount of maggots had hatched from the eggs, and they could be seen writhing over the corpse.The complexion on my face had turned dark due to asphyxiation. After so many days of decomposition, it was impossible to tell that the corpse was me.Suddenly, I panicked. I did not want my brothers to see my body, which was in such a horrid state. I quickly moved to block their path.At the very least, I wanted to preserve my dignity in death.Unfortunately, my efforts were for naught.Ian's face turned pale. As an uncomfortable silence fell over the room, he took a step backward anxiously. His lips trembled unco
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Chapter 5
My brothers and Lorelei went back into the living room soon afterward.Before Lorelei could say anything pretentious, Ian hurried to make a phone call."Freeze all of the accounts tied to the bank cards Rebecca has. Also, I want a record of all of the transactions she's made recently. Have some men check all of the old properties under my parents' names as well."I want to know where she has been and what she has spent on for the past three days."Ian hung up right after giving those orders in a monotonous voice.Once he obtained the records, Ian could figure out where I had been for the past three days. After that, he was going to give me an earful and punish me.I snickered. Perhaps Ian had already forgotten how his company almost went bankrupt because of a mistake he made in the decision-making process. Many of their shareholders decided to pull back their funds back then.With Ian having no one else to turn to, I decided to invest all of my money in his company to help reviv
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Chapter 6
By the time Ian came to his senses, his usually stoic face was wet with tears."How did I forget about that?" he pondered.My money had all been channeled into the company to help Ian back when he was facing the biggest crisis of his career.Since he was too upset earlier, Ian instinctively thought that I had taken the money I had and run away from home. Suddenly, Ian felt as if his insides were being torn into shreds. The terrible ache in his chest made him feel increasingly worried.Meanwhile, Lorelei maintained that pitiful look on her face as she picked up the phone from the floor and passed it to Ian.Ian's hands were shaking. He gripped the phone tightly. He scrolled through our chat history on his phone.Our final text messages were still from three days ago. Ian started tapping the back of his phone with his finger impatiently."Don't worry, Ian…"Lorelei tried to offer him words of comfort, but Ian immediately pushed her aside. He strode toward the direction of the cel
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Chapter 7
Lorelei rushed into the room just then. Just as she placed her hand on Ian's arm, he slapped her hand away."Go away!"Lorelei was so taken aback by Ian's sudden outburst that she dropped to the floor. She blinked a few times, tears streaming from her eyes.However, her pitiful act did not evoke any sympathy from Ian.Ian's eyes were red as he looked at the maids, who were standing at the side and shaking in fear. He barked, "The body! Where did you move the body inside the cellar to?"Most of the maids shrank back a little. One of them plucked up the courage and said, "Mr. Ian, Mr. Harry said that thing was filthy, and he wanted us to burn it! We just finished burning it…"Ian's vision turned white when he heard those words. His legs threatened to go out.At that very moment, my phone, which was still clutched tightly in Ian's hand, rang. I took a glance at the screen. It was a call from Will.As soon as Ian pressed the answer button, we could hear Will sobbing down the line
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Chapter 8
While Ian leaned against the wall for support, the phone in his hand started ringing again.I cast a glance at the screen, and it was a call from Harry.Harry was a genius painter who loved beautiful colors. Four days ago, I found an extremely rare red paint specially for him. I knew he would love the paint the second he saw it.I just did not expect that I would be dead before Harry could receive the surprise from me.When Ian picked up the call, Harry's tone had softened noticeably."Enough with this, Rebecca. You should stop throwing your tantrums. You were indeed wrong this time. I don't care where you are. Just hurry and come home. I'll take your side this time."While Harry was still blabbering on, Ian interrupted him, "Harry Haldeman, were you the one who instructed the maids to burn the dead body? That body was very likely our sister, Rebecca!"There was a moment's stunned silence.Then, Harry's voice started shaking. "That… Could it be… That's impossible. Rebecca could
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Chapter 9
Ian tossed a phone in Will and Harry's direction.Both of them seemed confused as they turned on the phone. Yet, their expressions changed almost simultaneously the next instant.The phone contained evidence of all of Lorelei's evil deeds.From the moment she first arrived at the Haldeman residence, Lorelei had stepped on and broken her own toy. She made it seem like it was me who did it and got my brothers to scold me harshly.Up until three days ago, Lorelei gave me the item that would trigger her allergic reaction and used it to frame me.In every video, the moments where I was being scolded or yelled at by my brothers and the sound of Lorelei giggling softly were recorded.Harry was the first to kick Lorelei's face this time. His eyes were red. He shouted, "We misunderstood Rebecca for so long, and it was all your doing? Have you forgotten? It was because of Rebecca that you were able to live in our home! Why did you do that? Why?"Blood had smudged all over Lorelei's mouth.
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