All Chapters of Outsmarted by a Smart House: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The pills that Mom, Naomi Liddell, stuffed into my mouth wedged firmly in my throat and would not give. I couldn't even cough it up, let alone breathe or speak.And the smart house system that Dad, Henry Johnston, built, had sealed the only escape route I had to call for help.It didn't matter that I kept hammering my fists against the door until my bones fractured. The door still wouldn't open.I could feel a huge boulder pressing down heavily against my chest. Soon, it got so heavy that I lost all strength and slid down the back of the door.While I still had a sliver of consciousness left, I kept praying in my heart that Mom and Dad would save me."Mom, Dad, please come back and save me! I'm scared! I'm going to die… I don't want to die alone. Don't leave me alone!"My hot tears ran down my cheeks and reached the corners of my mouth. However, the only reply I got was, "Study hard and be a good student…"I was going to be a dead student soon.I couldn't be a "good" student an

Fiona looked at Mom, Dad, and George like she was looking at a group of monkeys.How dare she do that?My parents and George were all geniuses! Prodigies! I was very proud of them and I refused to let anyone look down on them!I rushed forward, trying to push Fiona away. However, Mom spoke up just then."Are you hungry, Fiona? Here, have some cookies…"But Mom said that these cookies were for me!Although I couldn't eat them anymore… Still, how could she reward the bad student who always bullied me at school?I felt tears rolling down my cheeks.It was as if there was a massive hole in my heart, and blood wouldn't stop pouring out.Someone next to Fiona suddenly said, "Why would Fiona want your cookies? Your crazy daughter would just get all upset and lie that Fiona was bullying her again!"Fiona's dad, Bruce Dickson, was the headmaster of our junior high school. Now, he was standing in front of her, shielding her from Mom with a look of disdain on his face. He didn't look pl

The bloody liquid reached Dad's shoes.He instinctively took a step back, his fingers shaking in disbelief. He was also gasping lightly under his breath.I lowered my head in guilt."I'm sorry," I whispered under my breath. "I didn't mean to scare you, Dad. I didn't mean to dirty your shoes either…"I knew Dad was going to lose his temper at me again.However, his voice just turned shaky as he said, "Look at Gigi, that child, making a mess for me to clean up after her again! She just spilled strawberry jam all over the place…"But Dad, I was already dead! Why won't you acknowledge it?The policemen didn't listen to Dad and pulled the door wide open.Mom turned her head to the side so quickly she nearly had a whiplash."Close the door! You officers are out of your minds! My house is a huge mess because of that child, so why must you show the entire neighborhood what it's like inside to embarrass us?"I told you that my child is fine! There's nothing wrong with her!"So what i

My entire family excitedly sat down before Dad's computer. To my surprise, there was another version of me grinning back at them on the screen!The girl on the screen smiled lightly and waved at them. "Morning Mom, Dad, and George!"She looked a lot like me, but she wasn't like me at all.I suddenly recalled memories of Dad talking to himself at his computer. "According to the surveillance footage videos… Analyze her character… Scan all information and photos… Upload her voice from the voice messages…"So, did that mean that Dad had created my replacement?But… But I was right here next to him!I watched them sadly as they stared at the screen like they were hypnotized.Dad grabbed a napkin and carefully wiped at the computer screen, just the same way he used to wipe my hands and face clean when I was little. He had always been chuckling happily at me back then."Come here, you dirty little rascal. Let me wash your face for you…"Mom's smile broke through her tears. "Don't rub