I Died on Valentine's Day

I stood outside the door, frozen, as Nathan slammed the door shut.He kicked me out because of Erika, but I did not know where to go.The lights from the houses behind me were all shining brightly. Sadly, not a single one was meant for me.My autism manifested when I was a kid due to Nathan’s cold attitude.Even after I started elementary school, I still could not speak. The teacher told Nathan to get me checked, and the doctor said that I was born with autism.Nathan sneered. “Autism? She’s just faking it for attention. I’m not going to pay her any attention. Let’s see how long she can keep up the act!”After that, he never got me any therapy or moved me to a special school.By the third grade, my classmates realized I never talked and always kept to myself. So, they began treating me like a weirdo.That was when the bullying in school started.I told Nathan about it, but he did not care. He said that I deserved it. “Think about it. People don’t bully for no reason. Why are

I picked up the flowers and tried not to look at Nicole.I thought that she would leave if she got bored.To my surprise, she tormented me even more. She yanked my hair and shouted, “I’m talking to you! Can’t you hear me? Moon, you’ve gotten really brave, huh? You won’t even nod or shake your head now!”I shook my head weakly, like I always did.Nicole smiled smugly and said, “Since you’re so pitiful, I’ll let it slide this time. How about this? Get on your knees, and I’ll buy all your flowers. Deal?”I looked at her pitifully and typed on my phone. [Please don’t make me do this.]Nicole scoffed. “Moon, you really don’t get it, do you? I’m actually doing you a favor. I’m helping you meet your sales goal. You should be grateful.”When I did not move, she got fed up. She stepped on my face and forced it against the cold ground. My forehead stung, probably because a sharp rock cut into it. Laughter filled my earpiece, and tears of shame ran down my face as Nicole rubbed her sho

The next morning, Nathan gave Erika a passionate kiss before he left for work.As soon as he was gone, Erika quickly packed her things and set a time with Harry to meet at the airport.I had to go to the company with Nathan, but the moment we arrived, reporters from different media outlets blocked our way.“Mr. Clinton, do you have any comments on your sister’s death?”“Mr. Clinton, we heard that you do charity work to help poor girls. Why did you make your sister sell roses on Valentine’s Day?”“Mr. Clinton, are you thinking about settling with the driver who killed your sister?”…I did not expect the people online to discover my identity so quickly.The live stream from that street interview even went viral. It had a huge number of shares.At first, Nathan was confused, but he soon realized that something was wrong.He checked his phone to look at our messages from yesterday.He saw that someone had sent him many messages showing proof of my identity. The same person had

Nathan lay in my bedroom after he took care of everything. He held my stuffed toy and just bawled his eyes out.He had been really out of it the last few days, and he could not bring himself to claim my body.He wanted to find something that reminded him of me to help him cope.However, he realized that we did not even have a single photo together.Nathan watched the whole incident of Nicole bullying me online. Seeing her make fun of our family and step on my face made him cry even more.“Moon, why didn’t you tell me that someone was bullying you?” He forgot that I had told him years ago. Back then, he replied indifferently, “You brought this on yourself. I’ve done my duty by raising you. I can’t keep cleaning up your mess.”That was when I understood that I should not bother him.As a result, Nicole’s bullying became a regular thing, and I felt powerless to fight back.Nathan pulled himself together and stormed into the Carter family’s mansion with a group of people to a