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Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy
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When I was ten, I bugged my brother to come home for my birthday. He died in a plane crash that day. They never found his body. After that, my parents saw me as a total screw-up. They blamed me for his death. Every year on his memorial day, they forced me to kneel at the cemetery and repent my mistakes. I did that for eight years. I figured I'd spend my whole life paying for it. But on my 18th birthday, some creep stalked and murdered me. Right before I died, I tried calling for help. But my mom chewed me out. "I bet you're just dodging your duty to make up for James. You're full of crap. If you hadn't forced him to come back, he would have been alive. This is what you deserve." She hung up, leaving me staring at the dead screen. My last hope was dashed. She was right. Someone like me meant nothing but bad luck to those around me. I didn't deserve to exist. But then, eight years after his death, James showed up with his pregnant wife. When they heard I was gone, they fell apart.
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Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy Chapter 11
At the hospital, Susan woke up mute. The doctors said shock shut her down.She used to fling cruel words at me. Now, I didn't care if she'd ever say sorry or love me. Belated apologies were like moldy food hauled out after a month, rotten and full of bugs.It was disgusting.But I never thought the end of my miserable life could break them.Susan clung to my photo, the only one found after rummaging through the entire room since they had trashed all of my other pictures.She stared at James and her unborn grandkid with dead eyes.Sometimes she'd snap, biting James's arm until it bled. Her eyes were filled with resentment.Robert pulled them apart and soothed James. "Don't blame her. She needs an outlet. If I hadn't... Well, none of us are clean here."I was stuck in that house, watching them tear each other apart. I didn't know who I should hate.James had faked his death. Robert had given me cold stares. Susan had abused me. The killer had tortured me.My death wasn't just o
Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy Chapter 10
Susan shot up. "That's not funny."James went pale. "Is Emily still mad at me? Did she fake this to trick us? She can't be dead, right?"Susan nodded, grabbing Robert's arm. "She's pissed about James faking his death, so she let you mess with us, right? This is not impressive."Robert slapped her across the face, his lips trembling. "She doesn't lie. Remember the Rain Mire I told you about? That body I worked on at the station was her."Susan shook her head. "No way. She called me. She was fine." Her voice trailed off, and her face turned pale.The other day, she had heard my plea but called me a liar. When the killer smashed my phone, she thought I was throwing a fit and hung up the phone. That sealed my fate.The room went dead quiet until Robert's phone rang. Daniel said they had caught the killer.Robert looked at them. "Wanna know? Come with me."They rode to the station and stood outside the interrogation room.Inside, the killer shouted Robert's name. Robert got perm
Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy Chapter 9
Sarah was full of rage. "You never cared about her. Where were you when they burned cigarette marks on her arms? Where were you when they called her a parentless freak? Where were you when she texted you for help? I was this close to finding her, and you screwed it up. You killed her hope."She paused and added, "She cared about you so much. You hate disobedient kids, so she took your beatings without a word. You hate dumb kids who don't ace tests, so she studied nonstop until her hands were raw with frostbite. She told me she deserved it because she killed James, but it has been eight years. Are your hearts made of stone? Or is she not your kid? You don't deserve to be her family."She broke into tears. "If I'd gone with her to the cemetery, she would still be here. If I were her, I'd never forgive you. You people deserve to rot in hell."She ran off crying.Robert crawled up and trailed her until she got home safe.I looked at him with mixed feelings. I admired his bravery but h
Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy Chapter 8
Robert whipped out his phone, sent a quick text, and charged into the alley.A big guy in a black raincoat cornered Sarah with a scalpel. He turned at the noise, showing red eyes full of rage and twisted glee.My soul shook with pain and desperation. The dark room, the cold blade, the flesh in the bag, and his creepy laugh all came back.Robert read something from the man's attire and scalpel."You killed my daughter," he growled. "I'll end you."He grabbed a discarded plank and swung at the guy. Thanks to the training he had received, he managed to pin the killer to the wall.The guy taunted him, "You sure you want to hand me to the police? Your daughter was my pick. She screamed and texted you for help. As punishment, I peeled her skin off. Her cries were music.""You bastard! I'll kill you!" Robert yelled, pressing the plank onto the guy's throat.Losing his cool like that was fatal. The killer slid another scalpel from his sleeve and slashed Robert's wrist.Robert grunted
Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy Chapter 7
The next day, Robert sculpted my skull bit by bit. My eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth took shape.When he leaned back and saw my face, his expression froze.He shot up, staggering back. "No, it can't be Emily. I messed up. This isn't real."He lunged to smash the restored face, but Daniel burst in to stop him.Daniel was shocked to see my face. His lips shook. "Emily?"Robert thrashed like a madman, trying to destroy it. "It's not her. I got it wrong. She is at her friend's place. She's not dead.""Snap out of it!" Daniel yelled. "When have you ever botched a reconstruction?"He pulled a hospital list from his pocket. "Last night, we found her missing right leg bone. It had steel plate holes. We cross-checked hospital records, and Emily's name came up."Robert's struggling slowed until he went still. His eyes glazed over as he remembered something. That year I jumped to survive, my right leg didn't break. It snapped later under Susan's kicks and his cold stare.He shook his he
Atoned for Nothing: His Death Ploy Chapter 6
Maybe I really was the rotten kid as they said."Where's Emily?" James asked. "I brought her birthday gifts from ten to 18."Robert and Susan finally remembered me. They jumped up to head to the cemetery.James frowned. "What is going on?"Robert went quiet, but Susan shrugged it off. "Every year on the crash day, we make her kneel at your grave. She's stubborn, so we left her there for a couple extra days.""What? How could you do that?" James's face twisted with shock and pity. "Did you call her?"Back in the day, James loved me more than Robert and Susan ever did.He would save his allowance to buy me treats and take the blame for my screw-ups. If someone messed with me, he would fight them bloody to get even.He used to be my hero and the best brother I could ever have. But now, I couldn't trust him anymore.Susan scoffed, "She is not a kid anymore. What could happen?""Stop talking like that." James grabbed his keys and bolted, stumbling. "I'll find her."By then, I was
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