All Chapters of Nina Is Not a Thief: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

I, Nina Conner, was sent flying ten feet after being hit by a car. Every bone in my body felt shattered, and the pain was unbearable.It was a dark and rainy night. The streetlights cast only a dim glow. The driver thought he had hit a stray dog. He rolled down the window, cursed his bad luck, and drove off.My body grew colder and colder, but I didn't want to die.I retrieved my phone and called my mother, Mary Conner. The moment she answered, she spoke first."You stole the class fund and refused to admit it. Now you even have the nerve to run away from home!"I endured the pain and replied, "Mom, I was hit by a car. Please, come save me."There was silence on the other end for several seconds. She then laughed."Such a liar. I bet you stole the class fund and ran away because you were too scared to come home. You stole the life Jaslyn should have had. You should have died a long time ago."The moment she finished speaking, all I could hear was the beeping of the disconnected

My old, worn-out padded coat was ripped to shreds. Yellow cotton stuffing drifted out.I'd been wearing it for two years.It had been stitched and patched over and over again.As I grew taller, the sleeves became shorter and shorter. Cold wind slipped through the cuffs, and the coat didn't keep me warm at all.A few days ago, I had cautiously asked Mom if she could buy me a new coat.She slapped me hard across the face."How selfish can you get? All you care about is how you feel. Why don't you think about whether Jaslyn is cold down there?"Aren't you a thief? Aren't you capable? If you want new clothes, go steal money and buy them yourself!"When I came back to my senses, the stray dog had already torn all the clothes from my body.It sank its teeth into my stomach.Terrified, I tried to kick it away, but my foot passed straight through its body.I tried pulling it away with my hands, but the same thing happened."Go away! Go away!"In the end, I could only helplessly wa

Jaslyn wasn't dead.Everything I had suffered over the past two years had been nothing but a cruel joke.An overwhelming sense of injustice came rushing over me like a flood.I broke down and sobbed.Mom had always said, "Why wasn't it you who burned to death?"You're the one who killed Jaslyn!"Why aren't you dead yet?"She made me kneel before Jaslyn's portrait and repent every single day.She took out all her hatred and resentment on me. Whenever she was unhappy, she would beat me viciously with a stick until she felt better.I often curled up on the floor in pain while begging for mercy.She would say, "When Jaslyn died, she suffered ten thousand times more than this. This is what you owe her."Jaslyn’s death had been weighing so heavily on me that I could barely breathe.I couldn't let myself relax for even a moment.I couldn't allow myself the slightest happiness or freedom.I had to live every second beneath the shadow of guilt. My life had been bought with Jaslyn'

"Nina didn't steal the class fund. You shouldn't have blamed her."Mom was stunned. "Are you sure there wasn't a mistake? Nina was the one who stole the money. I know my daughter better than anyone.""If you don't believe me, you can go to the security office and watch the surveillance footage yourself." My homeroom teacher paused before adding, "This is the first time I've met a mother who doesn't trust her own child."Mom instinctively raised her voice. "It's not that I don't trust her. She has a history of stealing."Since she didn't steal it, she could have just explained herself. Why did she have to run out of the house for no reason and get herself killed on the road? She threw her life away for nothing."The school bell rang, signaling that my homeroom teacher had to go to class.Before leaving, she told Mom, "There's a diary among Nina's belongings. You should read it. Nina loved you."Mom only responded with an indifferent 'oh' to pretend she didn't care.But the momen

Everyone looked at Mom like she was crazy.Who could blame them?She had been the one who insisted that I stole the class fund, but now she was going around explaining that I hadn't.Mom didn't care what anyone else thought.She went from house to house and explained everything like she was punishing herself.Back then, she had made me atone for my sins against Jaslyn.Now, she thought this was her way of atoning for what she'd done to me.'But, Mom, I really don't need you to do this. None of this matters to me anymore.'In the end, Mom carried fruit and paid a visit to the classmate who used to sit next to me.After entering the house, she called my classmate out. "Nina was allergic to mangoes. There's no way she could have stolen yours. You falsely accused her back then."My classmate looked confused.She had long since forgotten about the incident.Mom broke down again before grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her."How could you forget? That incident caused Nin