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His Dream, My Doom Chapter 9
My mom buried me in a cemetery in the countryside overlooking the sea. She said I had spent my life trapped in my room. I deserved to see the wider world at least in death. There was no photo on my gravestone, just one epitaph. [Zephyr Lane. Born in midsummer, free at last.] Once again, it was Decoration Day. Dad was finally out of prison. He came to my grave with a bouquet of white lilies. He set them down and gently brushed the dust off my gravestone with his rough hands. He stood there in silence for a long time, looking at me. The wind blew in from the sea. "Zephyr. I'm sorry." He could no longer cry. He stared at my name and whispered the same words over and over. "I'm sorry, Zephyr... I was wrong... I was so wrong..." I didn't answer. 'Goodbye forever, Dad. I'll be all right.' My body felt lighter and lighter, as if the wind were lifting me. I took one last look at the world. In the sunlight, a small oak tree beside a park was doing its best to grow. I w
His Dream, My Doom Chapter 8
When the SAT results came out, the whole internet was waiting to see my scores. So many people wanted to know how the tragedy would end. My mom had shut herself in her room for three days and nights without coming out. Mr. Martin called the house. "Mrs. Lane, have you checked the results? Zephyr... He..." His voice was thick with tears. He choked up before he could finish. I floated in the room, watching Mom numbly turn on her computer. Her hands shook as she entered my exam registration number and password. Bright numbers appeared on the screen. My total score was 1600 points.Mom stared at the score and started to laugh. Tears rolled down her face as she laughed. Then she slumped over the computer desk and sobbed uncontrollably. "Zephyr, I'm so sorry! It was my fault. If I had insisted you go to college after your first SAT, maybe you would still be alive. I'm useless. I couldn't protect you..." I hovered beside her and tried to hug her. I could only pass through her
His Dream, My Doom Chapter 7
The scandal swept across the internet. "Son's Body Discovered During Strict Dad's Livestream" shot to the top of the trending searches. Someone had filmed me being carried out of the exam room at the end of the SAT. The chaotic final moments of the livestream were shared everywhere, haunting students and parents alike. The followers who had worshiped Dad for his parenting now tore him apart. [What the hell! What kind of father does that? He's a monster! A murderer!] [That Juan guy isn't innocent either. He's a manipulative little snake. Someone needs to look into him!] [That poor kid. Even 1440 wasn't enough to keep his dad from making him retake the SAT. If I scored 1280, my dad would be celebrating for three days straight.] [Pushing kids to succeed? More like pushing them into an early grave! That father deserves the death penalty!] [I'm Zephyr's classmate. I can vouch for how terrifying his dad was. We were all too scared to talk to Zephyr.] My dad was released on
His Dream, My Doom Chapter 6
At the station, Juan denied having any part in it. "Mr. Officer, sir! I swear I have nothing to do with this! I’ve always thought there was something wrong with Mr. Lane’s parenting! He took it way too far! "Zephyr told me so many times that he couldn't sleep because of the pressure. He said he couldn't take it anymore. "I even tried talking to Mr. Lane. I told him to stop putting so much pressure on Zephyr, but he wouldn't listen! He even tore up Zephyr's offer letter from a highly ranked college! So many kids dream of going there and can't get in. It's insane!" He made himself out to be an innocent victim and a devoted friend who had been powerless to help. I floated above him and watched his performance coldly. The police also called the invigilators from that day, Mr. Martin, and several classmates to find out what had happened. Every statement pointed to the same thing. Dad had spent years manipulating me and putting me under extreme pressure to succeed. An officer set
His Dream, My Doom Chapter 5
The livestream comments exploded after several seconds of silence. [Holy crap! What's going on? What just happened?] [Is this ed? That looked way too real!] [That didn't sound like acting. The terror in his scream was so real that I had goosebumps.] [When the camera swung around, I think I saw Zephyr's face. He was so pale it was scary. There wasn't any color in his face.] [I'm out, guys. This is scaring me. I already called the police.] [He didn't look asleep... He looked like... he was dead.] Sirens soon sounded outside the building. When the police rushed in, my dad was still frantically shaking my lifeless body, trying to wake me. "Get up! Zephyr! Get up right now! Didn't you promise me you'd get into Kingsbridge or Central University? Wake up! You can't keep sleeping!" As the paramedics approached, he spread his arms to shield my cold body. "Get away from him! Nobody touches my son! He's just asleep! He's just exhausted! Don't wake him!" Several paramedics and of
His Dream, My Doom Chapter 4
None of my classmates knew anything. In third grade, I had borrowed a comic book from the boy who sat next to me and gotten completely absorbed in it. When Dad found out, he immediately stormed into the school and slapped me hard in front of the whole class. He even singled out the boy's parents by name in the parents' group chat, warning them: [Keep your son under control. Just because he doesn't care about his future doesn't mean he gets to drag Zephyr down with him!] After that, I did not have the courage to hang out with my classmates outside class anymore. I was afraid their parents would scold them because of me. I envied them more than I could say. They got to play basketball together, team up in online games, and share secrets with each other. Juan was the only exception. I had been naive enough to think he treated me like his best friend, that he was the only person who understood me. That changed before our first practice exam. The pressure had kept me up all nigh
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