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They Said Children Don’t Lie Chapter 9
Before Mom was sent to prison, she spent some time in county jail.I begged Mrs. Harper to take me to see her.I thought Mom would lose her temper again.I thought she would be like before, grabbing whatever was nearby and throwing it at me.But that time, Mom was very calm.For once, I even saw a gentle side of her.She held my hand and told me she was sorry.She said she would behave in prison, try to earn an early release, and then the two of us could live properly together.I believed her.Because children are born wanting to believe their mothers.But Mom broke her promise.Not long after she was transferred to prison, she died there.Dad told me Mom’s depression had come back, and she simply could not bear the pressure anymore.But my mother had never been sick.That night eleven years ago, when Mom rushed home from the hospital to catch Dad cheating, I was hiding in the closet.It was Mom’s birthday.I had wanted to hide her present in her room and surprise her.
They Said Children Don’t Lie Chapter 8
The first few final exams went unusually smoothly.On the day of my last exam—Biology—the apartment complex happened to be holding a residents' association meeting.Our neighbors on both sides were not home.When I left that morning, Dad was still asleep.He had been in surgery all night the day before, so I explained the situation to building management for him.At 4:50 that afternoon, after finishing my Biology exam, I returned to the apartment complex.All I saw was crowd after crowd gathered downstairs.The fire had not been put out yet.Thick black smoke poured from the windows of the apartment on fire.And the apartment on fire was ours.I lost my mind and tried to rush into the building, but the neighbors held me back.“My dad! My dad is still inside!”“He hasn’t been doing well lately. He finally took his medicine and fell asleep at home. He’s still in there!”I screamed until my voice broke.Tears and snot covered my face.Mrs. Walker from downstairs held me tig
They Said Children Don’t Lie Chapter 7
Two people had died in our family, one after another.The air in the house seemed to freeze after that.At Serena’s funeral, the people who came were still the same group.At first, they sighed and called it a tragedy.Then they started saying our family was cursed.Some even brought up what had happened years ago.“I always said too many good things happened to Daniel Zimmerman at once. A promotion, a dead wife, and a new one right after.”“That’s what happens when you do wrong. His wife had barely died, and he was already marrying someone else.”“I heard Serena had been involved with him long before that.”Their voices reached Dad.By the time the funeral ended, he looked as if he had aged more than ten years overnight.In the dim yellow light of the living room, he sank deep into the couch.“Mia.”Just as I was about to go back to my room, Dad suddenly called my name.I stood in the middle of the living room and looked straight at him.“When Serena fell…” His voice wa
They Said Children Don’t Lie Chapter 6
The voices outside my room came in broken pieces.The overhead light flickered, casting the whole room in a dull, hazy white.Noah’s bassinet was still in my room.On the day he was born, I had looked at him sleeping beside Serena.His face had been red, tiny, and wrinkled.He could smile at me.He could wrap his tiny fingers around mine.He was my brother.Aside from Dad, he should have been the person closest to me in this world.I hugged my pillow tightly.Still, tears fell onto the fabric.Then I quietly climbed out of bed and moved closer to the door, listening carefully as the voices outside grew lower.“Mia is only nine. She couldn’t have thought that far ahead.”“Serena, I know losing Noah hurts, but it was an accident.”Dad was still trying to comfort Serena.A few minutes later, Serena spoke in a hoarse voice.“I know.”“Daniel, I just want to ask her one thing. Once I get my answer, I won’t make trouble anymore.”When I heard footsteps approaching, I immedi
They Said Children Don’t Lie Chapter 5
Surveillance footage?I knew there were cameras.Back when Mom’s paranoia was at its worst, she had hidden tiny cameras all over the apartment to watch Dad.“Once we recover the footage, we’ll know exactly what happened that morning.”After saying that, the two officers walked away.I swung my legs back and forth and stared blankly at the glass room across from me.I couldn’t see inside.My science teacher had mentioned this kind of glass before.A one-way mirror.Perfect for watching people without being seen.Inside the room, Captain Walsh was watching Mia, who was sitting outside.Not long ago, they had finally found one hidden camera that had never been removed.Unfortunately, the battery had died long ago. It had stopped working before the accident happened.They had said those words in front of Mia on purpose.If she showed even the slightest flaw, they would catch it.After all, she was only nine.As long as there was even one tiny change in her expression, Capta
They Said Children Don’t Lie Chapter 4
While I was at school, the police came and took me in for more questioning.It turned out Serena had gone to the station early that morning and turned herself in.She confessed to everything she had done to me over the past year since marrying Dad.The so-called freshly made almond milk she made for me every morning?She said it was to “build my strength,” then made me get up before dawn and grind the nuts myself with an old manual grinder.If I couldn’t finish, I didn’t get to eat that day.The so-called math tutoring?She mixed tens of thousands of soybeans, mung beans, and red beans together, then made me stay up all night sorting them one by one.And her so-called minute-by-minute training?If I took longer than the time she allowed for a shower, she would shut off the hot water.There were many other things like that.Serena had always been a very smart woman.She never beat me openly.She never yelled at me in front of others.In Dad’s eyes, in the neighbors’ eyes,
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