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Dead By Day Three Chapter 10
I was zipped into a body bag and lifted into the back of the van.Mom tried to follow, but the police officers gently held her back. She ran after the van for a few frantic steps, crying out my name, before collapsing onto her knees in the freezing snow.My soul didn't follow my body to the coroner's office, nor did I stay in that house that had suffocated me for sixteen years. Instead, I drifted higher and higher, watching the city lights blur into a soft halo beneath me.Fragments of my past flashed before my eyes: Mom's fleeting, tender smiles; Dad's hand resting briefly on my shoulder; Zack, when he was younger, tugging at the edge of my shirt for attention. Those faint, fragile moments of warmth, almost buried by years of cold neglect, flickered like tiny sparks in the pitch-black night—weak, but real.Maybe they weren't born monsters but had simply lost their fairness and conscience as parents, slowly eroded day after day by favoritism and indulgence.And I became the tragic
Dead By Day Three Chapter 9
In the past, Mom would have rushed over immediately to shield him, snapping at Dad for scaring the boy.But this time, Mom slowly raised her head and stared at him in a whole new light through red, swollen eyes.Gone was the usual fond indulgence in her gaze. All that remained was shock, disappointment, hurt, and a cold, piercing scrutiny."Zack..." Mom's voice came out almost in a whisper. "That day... did you really force Cody to open the window? Was it you who complained about the heat and demanded he open it, completely ignoring that it was way below freezing outside?""I... I..."Zack's eyes darted frantically as he scrambled to pull another lie together. But under Dad's furious glare and Mom's gaze, his words faltered. Ultimately, he hung his head in silence—an undeniable confession."Then why didn't you explain things to me?!"Mom's voice began to tremble."You knew that I misunderstood Cody, so why didn't you set the record straight?! You just stood right there and wat
Dead By Day Three Chapter 8
"I... I..."Mom's lips trembled, but she couldn't squeeze out a single complete sentence.She stared down at my frozen, purplish-blue body tightly curled up on the floor, the first child she had carried for nine months.Maybe she suddenly remembered how wrinkly and red I looked the day I was born or recalled the soft tone of my voice the first time I ever babbled the word "Mom". Perhaps she remembered an even earlier time, before Zack was born, when she used to hold me in her arms, humming lullabies to put me to sleep.Those fleeting moments of gentleness she had intentionally buried and forgotten were now coming back to her. Guilt, remorse, shock, self-doubt—endless torrents of emotion suffocated her."Who are you putting on this act for now?"Dad's voice was cold, dripping with thick, heavy sarcasm."All these years, you've only ever had eyes for Zack. What was Cody to you? Honestly, it's better he's dead. At least he doesn't have to suffer through your abuse anymore!""Matth
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Both Mom and I stared at Dad in absolute disbelief.This was the same man who usually kept his mouth shut, pretended everything was none of his business, and always shook his head, saying he knew nothing. The father who turned a blind eye whenever I was treated like dirt, never offering so much as a single word of comfort. Was he doing this now because he had finally found a chance to break free from Mom's oppressive control, or did he genuinely have a pang of conscience and remember I was his son?"What... what did you just say?"Mom's face paled, her voice trembling.Dad let out a cold, sharp sneer."Debbie, I remember Cody asked you to check the security camera footage right before you locked him up, but you refused. And when he bought you that skincare product, you swore it was a knockoff. Well, today, I'm going to make sure you get a crystal-clear picture of how the son you mistreated for over ten years actually treated you!"With that, Dad snatched the original store rece
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"How could Cody be so reckless? Mom, you were only doing what was best for him. How could he be so weak-minded as to commit suicide, making you carry this guilt for the rest of your life!"Zack squeezed Mom's hand, feigning heartbreaking concern.Only this time, Mom didn't squeeze Zack's hand back like she usually did. Instead, she yanked her hand away, staring at him as if he were a stranger."Who said your brother committed suicide?""Besides suicide, how else could he have died? He must've felt like you favored me too much. Sigh, Cody was just way too foolish."Once again, he was throwing dirt on my name using the same playbook.Except Mom didn't fall for his twisted narrative. Her eyebrows knitted together in a tight scowl."He froze to death... Zack, how could you slander your brother like that?"A crack appeared on Zack's otherwise calm face. He immediately scrambled to change the subject to salvage his delicate persona before it completely crumbled."Mom, we need to hur
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I thought Mom would go straight to sleep after washing her face, but to my surprise, she got into bed and pulled out her phone to call me.After the phone rang once, then again, with no answer, Mom let out a cold snort and muttered to herself."At least the brat knows his place. He wouldn't dare crawl out of that cellar without my permission."I let out a bitter laugh. Here I thought she had finally remembered me, but she was only calling to check if I had managed to escape on my own. She knew full well that I didn't have my phone with me when she shoved me down there.Though even if I had carried it with me, what difference would it have made?So Mom turned around and dialed Dad instead."Are you at home? Go let Cody out. While you're at it, ask him if he realizes what he did wrong. As long as he's willing to apologize to Zack the second we get back, he won't have to go back down into that cellar. Besides... he's been locked up for days. What if he dies out there?"Dad's impati
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