Lahat ng Kabanata ng Misread Mind: Dad Gave My Life Away: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

I had already gotten numb to the pain in my stomach. Instead, I felt a frost that seeped into my bones.I could feel my life gradually fade from my fingertips.Actually, death didn't sound like a bad idea.If I died, I wouldn't have to endure this unjustified suffering anymore.If I were gone, I wouldn't have to watch Dad mistake his worst enemy for a savior.Suddenly, a piece of bread was stuffed in through the gap.It was accompanied by a bottle half full of water.It was from my stepbrother, Howard Fowler.He was only eight, and he was nothing like his two-faced mother.He pressed himself against the crack in the door as he called out to me in a whisper, "Nady, eat this. Dad's not home, and Mom's taking a nap. Nady, you're bleeding so much. Are you going to die?"I looked at the piece of bread that had already gotten dusty. I wanted to eat it, but I didn't even have the strength to lift my hand.I said weakly in my mind, "Thank you, Howard, but I'm not hungry. You should

Dad stood frozen on the spot, feeling like someone had knocked the wind out of him.He turned around in disbelief and stared at Pauline, who was sobbing.Pauline was still wiping her tears as she choked, "Honey, it's okay. Nady is finally free from suffering. She has been through too much. I just hope she's happy in the afterlife."But when Dad read her mind, he was faced with an entirely different reality. "Why is this old geezer still standing? Come on, just faint already. I need that opening to deal with the corpse. If they find out from forensics that she was starved to death, we'll have to spend even more money to keep them quiet."Dad began trembling all over.He suddenly shoved Pauline away with all his might.Caught off guard, Pauline fell onto the floor and cut her palm.She stared at Dad in shock, a look of resentment flashing across her eyes. However, she was quick to put on a pained expression. "Honey, what happened? I know you're upset, but you shouldn't just take o

"What have I done?" Dad held his head between his hands, his nails digging into his palms.Regret gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake.He recalled the day I had given him the tie.To him, I was thinking, "You old geezer, I'm going to strangle you to death!"So, he had cut the tie into shreds and tossed them into the trash can. He had even punished me by making me kneel in the snow for two hours.He recalled when I cried for help because of the pain in my stomach.To him, I was thinking, "Faking my illness is so much fun! I'm going to get a new phone with the money I scammed from him."And so, he had locked me up in a dog cage and withheld food and water from me.But in reality, those vicious curses never existed.What actually existed was just a poor, broken heart.Footsteps sounded at the door.It was Howard.He had his backpack on as he stood timidly at the entrance.When he saw me on the couch, his eyes instantly reddened."Nady…" Throwing his backpack away, he r

Dad looked like he hadn't heard Pauline at all.Grabbing her by the hair, he dragged her to the basement as if he were dragging a dead body."Help! He's going to kill me! Howard! Save me!" Pauline screamed.Howard was so terrified that he began to wail. He curled up in a corner of the room, too scared to move.Pauline struggled with all her might, her nails leaving trails of blood on the floor.But no matter how hard she cried or begged for mercy, Dad didn't pause for even a second.He said in his mind, "Nady, I'm sorry. I will get revenge for you. I'll send this wretched woman to the afterlife so she can kneel and apologize to you in person."…The iron door of the basement was opened once again.The pungent smell of a rotting corpse still lingered in the air.It was my rotting corpse.Pauline had a death grip on the door frame. Her nails were all broken, and her hand was covered in blood. "I'm not going in! No way! Charles, I am your wife! You can't do this to me! Please,

Dad recalled my eyes that refused to close even after death.Every single image in his mind was like a red-hot branding iron, searing itself into his heart.It would never recover.Dad stayed in the room for the whole night.When the sun came up, he got up and approached a mirror.The man in the mirror seemed to have aged overnight.His hair had grayed, and he looked like an old man nearing the end of his life.He couldn't do it anymore.He had completely lost his ability to read minds.In his eyes, the world had turned deathly silent.He tried his best to recall my voice, but he could only remember a few words."Dad, please help me. I'm in so much pain."Those words became his worst nightmare for the rest of his life.He went out of the room and made his way to the yard.He planted a tree in the yard.It was a cherry tree, which I had always wanted to plant but never had the chance to.Dad said, "Nady, when the cherries have ripened, I'll pick some for you."Sadly, I