Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Pretty Face Hides a Deadly Secret: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

Dad's eyes were filled with terror, like he'd just seen something horrifying.I was scared out of my mind and had no idea what to do. I looked crestfallen and slowly moved closer, wanting to cling to him.But Dad kept backing away from me. His leg cramped, and he stumbled straight into the hot spring. I rushed over to pull him up, but he struggled with all his might. I didn't know what to do, so I shouted for help at the top of my lungs.Dad was barely breathing by the time he was dragged to safety. Even then, his eyes had locked on me with a deathly stare, and he kept mumbling under his breath that I was a monster. Then, with that hateful look still in his eyes, he died.I never figured out how Dad had suddenly come to hate me or what it was that he'd seen.After his death, Mom took over the company and left me in the care of my maternal grandma Nana. She came home less and less.One time, by accident, I got home and overheard Mom arguing with Nana.Nana told Mom to get rid of

I stammered, "I-I don't know what's going on. Maybe there's something wrong with me… like some strange split personality or something?"The officer went quiet for a moment. Then, he said sternly, "You're perfectly sane. Stop trying to use that as an excuse to dodge legal responsibility. You did something wrong, so you have to pay the price!"I opened my mouth to argue, but when I saw the cold look on his face that told me he'd already decided I was guilty, I just felt exhausted."I'll say this once more—I didn't kill anyone! There was no bad blood between Shawn and me. We even went for drinks together! Why would I kill him? If you don't believe me, you can ask our friends. We've known each other for years, and we've never even really fought."…I couldn't believe Shawn was dead. Other than him, no one knew what had really happened.The police called his parents in to identify the body. After they confirmed it was him, they overheard that I was the suspect. They lost it and starte

I shoved Andy away and fell hard to the ground, scrambling backward on my heels.Mr. Court arrived just then. His fists slammed into me over and over until I could only lie there on the ground.A light rain started to fall."You freak!" he shouted. "Andy already dropped out of university. Why did you follow him here? Will you only be satisfied once he's dead? Well? Are you happy now? Why are you doing this to me?"The rain slowly blurred my vision. I reached a hand toward my lower back.Mr. Court eventually wore himself out from hitting me. He lifted his leg to kick my lower back. Then, I heard his sharp cry of pain."You monster! What's on your body?" he shouted, reaching over to lift my shirt.I had no idea what was so special about the face on my lower back, but everyone who had seen it was dead now. I didn't want it to hurt anyone else, so I mustered all my strength to shove Mr. Court away. Then, I staggered off as fast as I could.I got back to the motel, slipped into my r

I looked at Mom, feeling my eyes sting. Then, I tilted my head back to look up at the clear blue sky. I said, "Fine, then. I'll make your wish come true. Ms. Ford, do your civic duty and take me to the police station."Mom called a few other relatives. They tied me up and shoved me into the backseat of Mom's car. After that, she drove to the police station.On the way there, we got into a car accident. Before passing out, I saw Mom bleeding profusely.When I woke up, I was already in a hospital room, with a uniformed police officer standing nearby."Where's my mom?" I croaked. "Is she okay?"The officer shook his head regretfully. "My condolences."I tried to lift my arm, but metal clinked and rattled. I looked down and saw handcuffs. One cuff was locked around my wrist, and the other was fastened to the bedrail.I swallowed hard. As I pulled the blanket over my head with my free hand, I kept asking myself why it wasn't me who'd died instead.The officer patted my arm. "Stay st