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Digging up My Bones
Digging up My Bones
Penulis: Anonymous

Chapter 1

Penulis: Anonymous
By the third year after my death, my son and I were still wandering ghosts. Because of our deep ties to this world, we couldn't pass on from here.

Meanwhile, my husband, Samuel Hoffman, had clawed his way up from the bottom of society. He had transformed into the most up-and-coming new star in the business world.

I had betrayed him without hesitation during his most desperate times. So, he hated me. He hated me so much that he would skin me alive.

Three years ago, he had forced me to donate my bone marrow to his childhood sweetheart, Violet Sampson. At that time, I had been deathly sick.

Bone marrow aspiration was an invasive procedure. I didn't know if it was a botched operation or if my low immunity due to my inherent illness was to blame, but I suffered a severe systemic infection a week after the procedure. I then fell into a fever-induced coma and died at home.

My three-year-old son, Toby Hoffman, was left uncared for. Eventually, he died by my side.

In all those three years, Samuel never visited us—not even once. He didn't make a single phone call.

While holding Toby's little hand, I floated in the air. I watched as Samuel kicked at the front gate of the small house that I used to live in.

We hadn't seen each other in three years, and he had changed a lot. His expression was cold and merciless. It felt so familiar yet so oddly strange.

Behind him stood Violet, who was dressed extravagantly and wearing a face mask. Her complexion was rosy, and her figure perfectly proportioned. She didn't look like someone who was terminally ill at all.

Toby listened to the grating noise of the door being kicked and hid in my arms in fear. He looked up at me. His bright eyes were filled with a mix of excitement and fear.

"Mommy, has Daddy finally remembered us? He hasn't come to see us for such a long, long time. But he seems angry. Did I upset him? And who is that lady standing there?" Toby asked a series of questions.

I patted his head softly. My heart ached like a knife had cut through it. My throat felt constricted, and I couldn't utter a word.

"Kristen! Get out here right now! Stop playing dead inside!" Samuel shouted hoarsely into the courtyard.

The commotion startled Jessie Vance, who lived next door.

She stepped out of her yard and asked Samuel, "Young man, who are you looking for? No one has lived here for a long time."

Samuel composed himself and asked, "Didn't Kristen live here? Has she moved away?"

Jessie's eyes dimmed as she sighed. "Are you talking about Kristen Zucker? That poor young woman died three years ago."

Samuel froze for a moment.

Jessie continued, "I heard that she was forced to donate her bone marrow when she was very ill. She passed away a few days after coming back. It was truly tragic."

Violet's expression changed, and her face turned pale. As if feeling wronged, she protested. "Please don't spread unfounded rumors like that, ma'am. Donating bone marrow is safe and doesn't cause death.

"If she didn't want to donate her bone marrow to me, she could've just said so. There's no need to jinx herself like this."

She deliberately said those words loudly, as if I might be eavesdropping from inside the house.

Samuel, who had been dazed, immediately relaxed when he heard Violet's words. The next moment, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

He said contemptuously, "She likes to play pretend all the time. If she wants to make up lies, she should at least make them believable. She should look up whether anyone has ever died from donating bone marrow."

Jessie didn't understand what they were arguing about. She repeated, "The poor thing. She died in the house and no one knew for days…"

Samuel's expression turned icy. He said to Jessie, "I don't know why you're helping her deceive me. But please tell her this—if she doesn't show up within three days to donate her bone marrow to Vivi, I won't hesitate to cut off the dialysis treatment for that child of hers."

Jessie's eyes widened in shock. She shook her head and sighed before turning to go back into her own house.

From behind her, Samuel warned coldly, "Remember that I'm giving her only three days. If she doesn't show up, I won't pay her a single cent of living expenses this month. She'll watch as that little kid dies in front of her."

With her back turned, Jessie's eyes reddened as she muttered to herself, "That poor child… He already starved to death a long time ago. If only I had gone to check… Maybe I could've saved him."
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    Violet left looking pale. She seemed to be just as unhinged, alternating between laughing and crying randomly at intervals.Samuel returned to the house and carefully cleaned my and Toby's urns.I forgot to mention that he had gone to the funeral home a few days ago and collected our ashes. The urns had accumulated a thick layer of dust, which he meticulously wiped away with a cloth.By now, I could no longer hold onto Toby. He had completely broken free from his earthly ties and could go wherever he wanted. But I was still trapped around Samuel.I knew it was time to say goodbye to Toby. That night, I held him in my arms after he'd spent the day playing.I told him a story about the next life. I said it was a world where we wouldn't be wandering, transparent souls. Instead, we would be normal people who could taste delicious food, play joyfully with friends, and attend school.His eyes lit up as he listened and said, "I'll wait for you in the next life, Mommy!"I hugged him tig

  • Digging up My Bones   Chapter 10

    That night, Samuel didn't leave. He slept in the room where Toby and I had once slept.I had no idea what was going through his mind. After years of ignoring us, who was he performing this act of sentimentality for now?The next morning, Samuel drove into town and bought some farming tools like sickles and shovels. When he returned, he rolled up his sleeves and started clearing the weeds in the overgrown courtyard.It was July, and it was the peak of summer. The sun blazed relentlessly, and there wasn't a hint of a breeze. Samuel focused solely on cutting the weeds. He trimmed the unruly roses and hydrangeas as if he couldn't feel the scorching heat.When he was thirsty, he drank bottled water. When he was hungry, he ate the bread he'd bought in town. He meticulously cleaned the rooms that hadn't been touched in three years, leaving only the white chalk outlines of me and Toby untouched.Sometimes, he lay beside the outlines. He stretched out his arms as if pretending to hold me a

  • Digging up My Bones   Chapter 9

    Samuel collapsed onto the couch. He shook his head repeatedly as he muttered, "Impossible. I haven't forgiven her yet. How could she die?"I laughed through invisible tears. So, the reason I wasn't allowed to die was because he hadn't forgiven me yet.He picked up the phone from the floor and reopened his photo gallery to stare at the one and only picture of him and Toby together. As he looked at it, his shoulders began to tremble. Two drops of tears fell onto the phone screen.Suddenly, he stood up and bolted out of his villa. His hands were shaking as he drove. Once again, his car stopped outside the small farmhouse where Toby and I had lived. In just a few days, he had been here more times than in all the previous years combined.I didn't know whether to cry or laugh at that.This time, he opened the gate and walked straight to the front door of the house. He stood there for over ten seconds before pushing the door that had been closed for three years open.With a creak, the

  • Digging up My Bones   Chapter 8

    After freezing the bank account, Samuel didn't receive my plea for help but instead got news from the private investigator.The investigator sent him several pieces of information, including screenshots of local news articles.One of the headlines read: "Shocking! Mother and son were found dead in their home days after their passing. Neighbors discovered their dead bodies."The article wasn't very long. While it didn't specify the village, it mentioned the name of the town where the village was located. The accompanying photo was of the small farmhouse where I had lived.Samuel was able to recognize it. He stared at the screenshot, frozen in place. He refused to believe it.He pulled out his phone and called me again, only to hear that the number was no longer in service. He then frantically tried calling me on WhatsApp. But of course, no one answered.Suddenly, it seemed as if something occurred to him. He opened his banking app on his phone and navigated to the account linked t

  • Digging up My Bones   Chapter 7

    The silence that followed was suffocating. It was broken only by the sound of Toby playing with the newly acquainted spirit of a little boy in the ward.I watched Samuel intently, curious about how he would react to hearing news of my death from someone else again.But, just as when Jessie told him I had died, his reaction was the same. He furrowed his brows at first, then his lips curled into a smirk."Well, who would've thought you would care so much about my wife, Mr. Jones? I don't know whether she's dead or alive. Yet, you seem to know better. Well, how did you know? Did she tell you herself? Or have you two been sneaking around to see each other under my nose all these years?"Why? Is it more thrilling this way? Well, I don't care. She's so filthy that I wouldn't even touch her. If you want her, you can have her."Something in me shattered completely. My heart ached, and my eyes stung. I guess I was overcome with the urge to cry. But now, I was nothing but a spirit. How coul

  • Digging up My Bones   Chapter 6

    Samuel grabbed his car keys and rushed out. Toby and I were forced to follow him to the hospital.In his hurried dash, Samuel collided with a man in the hospital lobby who was dressed in an expensive tailored suit.I recognized him—it was Daniel.Daniel stumbled back two steps. Once he steadied himself and saw it was Samuel, his face showed a hint of surprise.He jeered, "Well, if it isn't the man of the hour in Southton—Mr. Samuel Hoffman? What brings you to the hospital so late at night? What's the hurry?"Samuel muttered an apology hastily before bypassing him and running straight to the elevator.Daniel, however, was relentless. He followed Samuel at a brisk pace. He trailed him all the way to the inpatient department of the hematology ward.When they reached Violet's room, she wasn't there. Samuel immediately rushed to her attending physician's office. Upon learning that she was in the observation room and hadn't fallen into a coma but had simply fainted due to anemia, Samu

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