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I’ll Be Good, Mom

I’ll Be Good, Mom

Maikling Kwento · Emotional Realism
By:  Green PomeloKumpleto
Language: English
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Synopsis

Family Emotions

Regret

Bias

Familial Bond

Plot Twists

Mom was a top student at a prestigious school and had always been determined to be the best at everything. She demanded that I learn to walk by seven months, speak fluently by eighteen months, and master all addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division by the age of three. I did all of it. Yet Mom still felt it wasn’t enough. However, when my younger brother, Liam, didn’t speak until he was five, Mom clapped and cheered when he finally did, celebrating his “late-blooming brilliance”. I didn’t think anything of it. Until one day, I was wearing headphones, memorizing Spanish words, and accidentally let the sound leak out, scaring Liam. He clutched his chest and cried, saying his heart hurt. Mom’s eyes turned red as she stormed over and slapped me. Then she grabbed my ear, twisting it a full 360 degrees with all her strength. The pain in my ear was so intense that I lost all feeling, and the fear made me nauseous to the point of vomiting. Still, Mom forced the headphones back on, cranked the volume to the maximum, and locked me in the storage room to reflect. “How could I give birth to such a terrible child? You’re just jealous of Liam. No matter how much I do for you, you’ll never appreciate it! “Love listening to words, huh? Then listen all you want.” But seven days later, when she opened the door, she completely lost it.

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Chapter 1

The high-frequency sound waves kept vibrating inside my head, filling me with fear and agony. I couldn’t hear anything around me, even though I screamed until my throat turned hoarse.

Outside the room, it was empty and silent. There was no response at all.

I tried to take off the headphones that were clamped tightly around my head. However, Mom had installed an anti-slip locking device on them. No matter how I struggled, I couldn’t remove them.

I was in so much pain.

The sharp, piercing noise wouldn’t go away, no matter how I shook my head. Soon, a headache set in, and anxiety rose uncontrollably, as if someone was gripping my throat tightly.

I began to lose the ability to breathe. My heartbeat gradually sped up, and my whole body lost its balance.

Meanwhile, outside, Mom and Dad had already taken my little brother, Liam, who kept crying about the pain, to the hospital to have his heart checked.

No one responded to my cries for help.

Because of my screaming and crying, my ruptured eyeball bled even more.

Later on, the pain slowly turned numb. The wound began to rot, and I developed a high fever that wouldn’t go down.

My consciousness started to scatter, and all I could see was a blur of blood-red and dark shadows.

It hurts. It’s so loud… I just want some quiet…

“Mom, I didn’t mean to disturb Liam…

“I love you both so, so much. I love my brother so much, too…

“I really wanted to become your pride, but… I think I don’t have the strength anymore…

“I still have so much homework to finish. I haven’t finished memorizing my Spanish words…

“Mom, I want to do my homework… but I don’t have the strength anymore…”

…

Then, my consciousness began to rise.

My perspective shifted in a strange way, and the sharp pain from the headphones disappeared.

The feeling was so wonderful…

From the surveillance camera Mom installed to monitor the house came a burst of static, and her voice followed.

“Ellie, it’s a little cold outside. Find a jacket for Liam. We’ll come back to get it later.

“You little brat. I only said a couple of things to you, and now you won’t even respond?

“If you won’t get it, then forget it. We’ll just buy Liam new clothes!”

Hearing Mom’s voice from the other side of the monitor, I desperately tried to respond loudly.

However, I couldn’t make a sound.

‘Mom, did you forget I’m wearing headphones? I can’t hear you.

‘I’m not ignoring you. I just can’t hear anything!’

I waved desperately at the camera in the living room. When there was still no reaction, I returned to the storage room where I had been locked up.

There were so many rats surrounding me.

The big eyes Mom always praised as beautiful were now covered in blood and scabs.

If Mom saw this, she would definitely be angry. She’d say I ruined my own eyes.

What should I do?

With a creak, the door opened.

Hope had arrived!

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Chapter 1
The high-frequency sound waves kept vibrating inside my head, filling me with fear and agony. I couldn’t hear anything around me, even though I screamed until my throat turned hoarse.Outside the room, it was empty and silent. There was no response at all.I tried to take off the headphones that were clamped tightly around my head. However, Mom had installed an anti-slip locking device on them. No matter how I struggled, I couldn’t remove them.I was in so much pain.The sharp, piercing noise wouldn’t go away, no matter how I shook my head. Soon, a headache set in, and anxiety rose uncontrollably, as if someone was gripping my throat tightly.I began to lose the ability to breathe. My heartbeat gradually sped up, and my whole body lost its balance.Meanwhile, outside, Mom and Dad had already taken my little brother, Liam, who kept crying about the pain, to the hospital to have his heart checked.No one responded to my cries for help.Because of my screaming and crying, my ruptu
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Chapter 2
It was Mom and Dad. They had come back with Liam, carrying big and small shopping bags.Mom was holding Liam in her arms. He was wearing a brand-new outfit and clutching the latest Transformers toy.Liam waved the toy around excitedly in her arms.Mom’s back hurt easily, so whenever I asked for a hug, she would frown and tell me that girls shouldn’t be so clingy.Since I felt bad for Mom, I never asked for a hug again.Today, however, she was holding Liam, her eyes full of doting affection. Why was it so different from how she treated me?“Ellie, look! Mom bought me the newest toy!“And you don’t have one!”Liam stood in the doorway of the storage room with his hands on his hips, showing off.I clearly saw Mom smiling, about to take out the Barbie doll I had stopped to stare at countless times in front of the store display.My heart instantly felt warm, and a small spark of hope lit up inside me.But when she heard no response from me, Mom stopped what she was doing and shou
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Chapter 3
Now Mr. Thompson leaned his head in from the doorway, peeking inside with a look of undisguised gloating as he asked what had happened.“That damn girl doesn’t know what’s good for her! First, she deliberately bullied Liam. Then, when we came back, and Liam took the initiative to talk to her, she started putting on airs!“Thompson, looks like I wronged you before. That wretched girl is just shameless by nature. Born bad!”“Heh, kids make things up all the time. You really need to discipline her properly.”“Yeah… shameless, born bad! I told you my dad isn’t like that!” Mandy lifted her chin proudly beside him, repeating the adults’ words.‘No! That’s not true! Mom, he bullied me!‘Mom, I didn’t lie. What he did was really strange!‘Why did you defend me before, but now apologize to him?‘Mom, I really didn’t lie!’I spun anxiously in midair.Mr. Thompson continued with a righteous expression, “When a child starts lying young, that’s no small matter. It’ll only worsen if you do
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Chapter 4
I felt so wronged that I wanted to cry. However, I couldn’t shed a single tear.I wanted to hug Mom and tell her not to be angry.‘I never meant to dirty the room on purpose. I’m actually a neat freak.‘I don’t know why my body is leaking yellow fluid or why it smells so bad.‘I want to take a shower… I don’t want the rats to eat my body…’Just then, Mom’s phone rang. It was a notification from the class group chat with good news.[Congratulations to Ellie Wagner! Her writing “My Mom” won first prize in a local competition and has been shortlisted for the state competition. Please take note, Mrs. Wagner!]That’s great. My writing won an award.I revised that writing so many times and poured so much of my heart into it. It was filled with my most genuine feelings for Mom.The group chat was instantly flooded with congratulations.[Mrs. Wagner, you’re amazing! How did you raise such a well-rounded child?][Seriously, I’m so jealous! You have to share your parenting tips so we
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Chapter 5
The rats in the storage room were startled by the sudden sound of the door opening and scattered.When Mom saw the rats run out, she jumped. Then a relieved smile slowly appeared on her face.“I told you, Ellie must be fine. She has hands and feet. Maybe she went to the bookstore today.“She’s terrified of rats. There’s no way she would still be in the storage room.“She must have run off already. Hahaha…”She let out a long breath and patted her chest.“Thank God… thank God…”Dad seemed to be pulled back to reality by her words. He had always obeyed Mom without question, but at that moment, it was as if he had become a different person.He grabbed Mom by the collar, dragged her up from the floor, and shoved her straight into the storage room.“Look! Look at what you’ve done!”Dad lost all his strength and collapsed onto the ground. He pounded his chest, tugged at his hair, and muttered with his head lowered.“Our child… Ellie… such a lovely child…”After a brief moment o
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Chapter 6
I looked at Mom, who seemed to be losing her mind, and felt so sad. So I reached out, wanting to hug her, but all I touched was air. As if Mom sensed my embrace, she suddenly looked up into the empty space where I was.“Ellie? Is that you? Ellie, I was wrong. Come back. Stop hiding. I’ll take you to buy Barbie dolls!”Dad finally couldn’t hold back anymore. He slapped Mom hard across the face and roared, “Look carefully! Ellie is gone! Face reality!”Then he collapsed onto the floor and burst into tears.“If only I had insisted on checking on our daughter… How could I be so weak?!”My body was carried away by the coroner for examination.Mom sat on the floor for a long time. Suddenly, as if she snapped back to her senses, she viciously slapped Liam.“If you hadn’t suddenly said your heart hurt, your sister wouldn’t have died!”Dad quickly shielded Liam, who was crying loudly. For the first time, he looked at Mom with a firm expression.“Let’s get a divorce. I’m not staying w
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Chapter 7
“That’s my daughter. Don’t clean her away. Otherwise, she won’t be able to find her way back!”Even though the room reeked horribly, Mom breathed it in as if it were a fragrance.“This is my daughter’s scent. Don’t you dare erase it!“And as for you filthy rats, I’m going to settle this with you. How dare you bully my daughter!”With a vicious look, Mom began grabbing the rats with her bare hands. She lunged at them like a starving wolf, as if facing a mortal enemy. Soon, the rats were all gone.My heart ached as I tried to touch the wounds on her hands where chunks of flesh had been bitten off.I screamed, “Mom, please stop hurting yourself. I’m begging you.”However, it was useless.Then the police came again.“The investigation results are out, ma’am. After DNA comparison, this body is indeed your daughter, Ellie.”The officer stated the fact in an almost emotionless tone.Even though Mom had already prepared herself mentally, when faced with the final confirmation, she s
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Chapter 8
Soon, Dad took Liam to another city and sent Mom divorce papers.Mom, however, ignored it. Day and night, she stared at my writing, “My Mom”.In it, I had written about my endless love for her—about her care for me and her patient guidance.As a top student, she revised the writing over and over again, even down to every punctuation mark.Then she kneeled day after day outside Ms. Fuller’s house, begging her to select the writing again for the state competition.Ms. Fuller, helpless in the face of Mom’s mental breakdown, could only brush her off vaguely.After that, Mom shut herself inside the house. She couldn’t eat or sleep through the night, and her hair fell out in clumps.Grandpa and Grandma grew anxious. They used their connections to obtain psychiatric medication from a doctor and coaxed Mom into taking it.After a period of treatment, Mom seemed a little better. She looked radiant again.I felt relieved watching her.As for that storage room, Mom never set foot in it
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