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Chapter 10

Author: Leo Sands
"And about those troubled souls, that was all he was doing. Soon, I'll make sure he's the one in a mental hospital! He'll pay back everything you went through, tenfold!

"From now on, you're the only son I have.

"Can you forgive me, just this once?"

Her eyes, brimming with tears, pleaded with me.

I stayed silent.

To say my heart was not moved would be a lie.

However, I did not need her anymore.

The damage was done, and it could not be undone.

"Mom, this is the last time I'll call you 'mom.' Once I'm out of here, I want to go for a walk by myself, okay?"

The doctors did not give me a timeline, but I knew my days were numbered.

…

After my parents split up, Dad handed over most of the company shares to me, leaving just a slice for Janet.

Walter, well, Mom had him committed to a mental hospital.

Dad confessed that Walter finally saw the error of his ways. His whole act at school was driven by pure envy.

Then, he's walking down the same rough road I did.

"I failed him as a fat
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  • Behind the White Walls   Chapter 10

    "And about those troubled souls, that was all he was doing. Soon, I'll make sure he's the one in a mental hospital! He'll pay back everything you went through, tenfold!"From now on, you're the only son I have."Can you forgive me, just this once?"Her eyes, brimming with tears, pleaded with me.I stayed silent.To say my heart was not moved would be a lie.However, I did not need her anymore.The damage was done, and it could not be undone."Mom, this is the last time I'll call you 'mom.' Once I'm out of here, I want to go for a walk by myself, okay?"The doctors did not give me a timeline, but I knew my days were numbered.…After my parents split up, Dad handed over most of the company shares to me, leaving just a slice for Janet.Walter, well, Mom had him committed to a mental hospital.Dad confessed that Walter finally saw the error of his ways. His whole act at school was driven by pure envy.Then, he's walking down the same rough road I did."I failed him as a fat

  • Behind the White Walls   Chapter 9

    I shook my head."It's okay, I'm doing fine now."I left it at that, not offering forgiveness.Janet was about to say more when her phone rang."Zack, I've got to run, but I'll bring you something from that place you love tonight."I just nodded, letting her go without telling her I saw it was Walter who texted her.…Janet never showed up that evening, but Liliana, who used to avoid me like the plague, did."I've broken off my engagement with Walter!"She looked worn out, her usual poise nowhere to be seen.Holding my hand, Liliana confessed, "Zack, I've realized I love you! I was just too stubborn to admit it before, and didn't want to marry you just because our families wanted it, so I kept you at arm's length!"I messed up, okay? Forgive me, just this once? We can tie the knot anytime you want, if you're up for it."The dream I had as a kid was suddenly within my grasp, but it was not what I wanted anymore."Liliana, I'm over you."I watched her, my face the picture o

  • Behind the White Walls   Chapter 8

    "And what about Zack? Have you been honest with him?"Mom's hand flew across Dad's face with a slap, but he did not even flinch.Every question seemed to scream the same answer.Walter was Dad's secret son."That's it, I want a divorce!"Do you even realize what Zack's been through these last five years? It's all because of Walter!"Walter's the curse! No way we're letting this surgery happen!"Harriet was pounding on the operating room door like it was the only thing standing between her and justice."Stop, just stop everything!"Why should my son go through hell and back, and then give up his kidney to him?"Harriet's cries filled the air, her sanity slipping through her fingers like sand.In a flash, Nevin's hand struck, and Harriet crumpled to the floor, out cold.Janet watched, her mind a blank slate."Dad, is everything Mom said true? Have you lied to all of us?"Liliana, who did not say a word, turned as white as a ghost.She thought back to when she picked up the

  • Behind the White Walls   Chapter 7

    Nobody else bothered to visit me, and honestly, I was not surprised.Even Harriet, who always claimed to adore me, was nowhere to be seen all day.It was not until they were wheeling me toward the OR that Harriet came out of nowhere."No, we can't do this surgery! My baby boy!"Harriet was a mess of tears, shooing away any nurse or doctor who tried to get close."Mrs. Lloyd?"I was confused.However, at that name, Harriet lost it."Don't call me Mrs. Lloyd! I'm your mom, your real mom! You're the son I carried for nine months, the one I brought into this world!"Staring into her familiar face, I could see my own reflection in her eyes, looking so much like her.A suspicion started to take shape in my mind."Walter's the one we adopted, you're our flesh and blood. Your dad said you were a bully at school, and it could hurt the family business, so we faked the DNA test!"I'm sorry, I didn't keep you safe, and you've been through so much!"I was wrong! I'm the one to blame!"

  • Behind the White Walls   Chapter 6

    I laughed at myself, a bitter chuckle.At the beginning, I really thought the Lloyd family had a soft spot for old times' sake when they took me back in.However, all they were after was my kidney, huh?Harriet had this look of guilt washing over her face, and I could not figure out why."Zack, you know you're like a son to me. Just say the word, and no one can make you do anything!" she insisted.Janet could not hold back, her voice rising in protest. "Mom, get it straight: who's your son now? Walter's going to die without that kidney!"Harriet's eyes blazed with a fierce protectiveness, like a wolf ready to defend her young."I know who my real son is, thank you very much!" she snapped back, and Janet was left speechless.Walter looked down, his eyes shadowed, lost in his own world.Nevin opened his mouth to chime in, but one look from Harriet and he clamped it shut.Harriet turned to me, her eyes filled with that desperate hope, as if my saying no would make her rise to my

  • Behind the White Walls   Chapter 5

    "Janet, take it easy!" Walter cut her off just in time.I did not get why she was so mad. What was wrong with wearing second-hand clothes?During those five years in the asylum, I wore worse clothes than the dead, even.Wasn't it their doing, all the things I went through there?There they went again, putting on that pitying face for me. What did they mean?Walter looked like he was in trouble, his eyes brimming with tears."Sorry, I was just trying to help."Janet, who was calm until now, lost it and pointed right at me."Why are you even here? You're the problem! Every time Walter's upset, it's because of you!"Everyone was fussing over Walter, then they turned on me with their harsh words.It was like a replay of the same old drama from five years back.Back then, I never understood what I did wrong, why I was always the one getting blamed.However, I got it.It was not about right or wrong.It was just that I was not the one they cared about.…Liliana was there to

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