LOGINMelody was taken into custody to await trial.Somehow, word got out about how she had harmed her own sister. The moment she entered the detention center, she was surrounded by the other inmates."You're a monster!""How could you even do that to your own sister? You bitch, I'll teach you a lesson!"They shoved a dirty rag into her mouth to keep her from screaming. Her wounds hadn't even healed yet when they pinned her down and attacked her.Eventually, the pain became so unbearable that she passed out.…At first, Melody's actions weren't enough to earn her a severe sentence. But she had never endured this kind of suffering before.She secretly hid a toothbrush and sharpened it into a weapon. That morning, she drove it straight into the stomach of the woman who had led the attacks against her.In the end, Melody was sentenced to ten years in prison after all her crimes were combined.While in prison, she also revealed another truth. She accused Mom and Dad of forcing my head
Fortunately, after Keith pointed it out, Mom and Dad's once unshakable trust in Melody began to crumble.No matter how much Melody cried and protested, Mom and Dad still went to our school.After asking around, they found the person Melody had mentioned—Zeke Sully.At first, Zeke refused to admit anything. He insisted I was a troublemaker who was always causing problems at school."She bullied other students, so we just taught her a lesson. We were doing what was right!" he said stubbornly.I desperately grabbed the hem of Mom's shirt and screamed through tears, "That's not true! Mom, Dad, don't listen to his lies!"But they couldn't hear me.Just then, a female student's voice cut through the crowd. "That's not what happened!"It was Jessica Sutton, my best and only friend."Zeke, Sophia is dead! How can you still make up lies about her? Aren't you afraid she'll come back to haunt you?" Jessica screamed at the top of her lungs. Her eyes clearly showed signs that she had been
Keith, the police officer, looked puzzled. "Our forensic doctor's autopsy report can't be wrong. How can you be sure Sophia was still alive at 8:00 pm last night?"Mom turned to point at Melody. "My younger daughter, Melody, went out to look for her after 8:00 pm. When she found her, Sophia was still angry and even said she was going to run away from home."Keith stared closely at Melody. She was clearly panicking, nervously tugging at her clothes as her eyes darted around.With his many years of experience, Keith could tell right away that she was hiding something. His eyes narrowed."In that case, Mrs. Judd, you'll need to have a serious talk with your younger daughter," he said. "How could someone who was already dead have a conversation with her and say she wanted to leave home?"A look of confusion crossed Mom's face. She grabbed Melody by the shoulders and said, "Melody, tell them! Didn't you say you went out and found Sophia last night? Didn't she slap you too?"Dad grew a
My body was taken to the coroner's office. An autopsy was going to be performed on it.Melody suddenly grabbed Mom's hand. "The injuries on Sophia's body must have come from fights when she bullied people in school. "The waves must have been rough yesterday. She probably went to the beach in a fit of rage and got swept away."Stop looking into it. She's already dead. Mom and Dad, are you really going to let them hurt her even after death?"Mom and Dad seemed to be swayed by her words, hesitation flashing in their eyes.Dad's voice was low and heavy. "She's right. We should let Sophia rest in peace. That brat was never well-behaved when she was alive. She was always causing trouble, so it's normal for her to have some injuries." After hearing Dad's words, Melody seemed to let out a long sigh of relief.However, Officer Keith Langdon stepped in at just the right moment. He said, "Mr. and Mrs. Judd, we're not seeking your consent. We're simply notifying you. There are still unans
"No… No! This can't be! I must be seeing things. I have to be mistaken." Mom stared with wide eyes, muttering to herself.Her face twisted between tears and laughter.She stumbled forward, barely steady on her feet. She pushed past the people in front of her as she tried to get closer and see what happened."No! Mom, don't look!" I yelled. "I look horrible. I'm afraid it'll scare you!"I frantically stood in front of Mom to block her, but she walked right through me."Why are you pushing? Stop it!" The person in front of Mom grew annoyed after being pushed, his voice filled with anger. "Is that your daughter or something? What's the rush? You can't wait another second?"The man shoved Mom hard, sending her tumbling out of the crowd. She fell right in front of me.Then she finally saw my face clearly, bloated from the water and horrifying to look at.Mom let out a piercing scream and threw herself onto me. "Sophia! My Sophia! Please don't scare me like this."Her voice was fill
Dad stood and marched toward the door. I shrank into the corner, unable to stop my body from shaking.He meant every single word he said.Once, Melody hit a shuttlecock up into a tree, so I climbed up to get it back for her. But as I was climbing down, I stepped on a branch, and it scratched her face by accident.Melody screamed and cried, saying that I had hit her.Dad didn't even ask what happened. He broke off the branch and beat me with it. He hit me so hard that he broke my arm.The pain was still fresh in my memory, and I instinctively tried to hide.But a moment later, I came back to my senses and realized he couldn't hurt me anymore. After all, I was already dead.Dad stormed toward the beach, yelling my name. "Sophia Judd! Sophia! Where the hell are you? Get out here right now!"I was standing right there. "You still dare to hide?" Dad shouted. "How dare you talk about running away from home? When I find you, I'll break your legs!"Mom hurried after him. The waves g







