Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Corpse Practice: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

Rosa's eyes widened in shock, and she leaned close to my ear to whisper, "You really are something else. I've underestimated you… It's not surprising now that you made it back here after going missing for eighteen years…"I blinked in confusion. What was she talking about? I did feel like I would vomit the soup, but if I did, I'd have to wipe my mouth and rinse it.It was too much trouble, so I swallowed.Mom was watching me nervously. "I asked Mrs. King to cook that soup for you. What do you think?"I wanted to put down my spoon already, but seeing Mom's twinkling eyes, I picked it up again.If I said it was too salty, she'd make Mrs. King cook a new pot, and then she'd still be asking the same question.Just thinking about the complicated process made me weary in spirit.Whatever—I'd just have to finish it.So I drank it, spoonful by spoonful, until I finished the whole bowl.Clang!As soon as it did, my spoon fell to the floor, and I soon collapsed in a heap too."Claud

Dad nodded. "Oh, that's right."With that, he and Mom rushed me to the hospital without delay, arranging for the most detailed VVIP examination.As the doctor stepped out, Mom was clawing his white coat as he asked, "Is my daughter alright? The last check-up indicated she has a bad heart…"The doctor flipped through the pages of the medical report and replied flatly, "She's fine. All readings are normal—she's perfectly healthy."Mom was left stumped, and she turned toward me as I lay motionless in bed. "Then why isn't she waking up?"The doctor adjusted his glasses as he chuckled coolly, "She's just playing dead. Kids these days always do that so that parents are more agreeable, and I'm sure it's the same for her."Mom was just about to call her a liar when I sat up slowly. "It's fine, Mom. I just can't be bothered to move."A deathly silence soon ensued.Suddenly, Rosa sniffled as she took out a private detective's report, hesitant as she spoke. "I don't know if I should menti

His eyes red, Carl was hysterical even as he finished, "And you're saying we should just leave her be?! That's no better than killing her!"Mom shuddered, and she grabbed Carl's arm in agitation. "What did you say?!"Carl took a deep breath and slammed a thick stack of documents on the table, his tears of guilt covering his face."Claudia went missing back then because of my negligence," he said. "That's why I owe it to her to find out how she had been living over the years and try to make amends… I didn't expect to find out how much she suffered! She lived like an animal even though she was adopted!"He was choking with tears as he flipped through the pages and read it out loud. "She was sold to a couple in a mountain village when she was three years old, and they worked her hard because they had to pay for her and because she wasn't a boy."When she was seven, her adoptive father learned about organ harvesting and how much money was involved. She caught wind of his plans to sell

With all the solid evidence stacking against Rosa, she was sentenced to three years in prison for attempted murder.She was bawling hysterically as the judge banged his gavel, demanding to see Mom and Dad.However, they were staying in my room, their eyes glued to me the whole time.I just opened my eyes when Mom held up a spoonful of steaming soup, blowing on it before holding it out to my lips. "Quick, drink it—I personally cooked this myself and tried it. It won't be salty."Dad was also cutting fruits carefully into tiny pieces, skewering each with toothpicks and feeding me. "Good girl. Have some fruit—you need the vitamins."Carl was also grinning from ear-to-ear when he saw me wake up and promptly called the doctor over to examine me.Everyone was sighing in relief when the doctor smiled and announced that all readings were normal, while I was actually surprised that they were so worried.The doctor then joked, "You must be a lucky charm to your family, with the way your p