Guilt Tripping

My name is Margaret Turner. After my daughter, Sarah McDowell, becomes pregnant, I am shocked to find that I can hear the thoughts of the baby in her womb. "Grandma, please don't let Mommy get the prenatal checkup! If they learn I'm a girl, Dad will make her get rid of me. I don't want to die!" I can't believe what I'm hearing. Knowing that my son‑in‑law, Jeremy O'Brien, works at a hospital and can use his connections to learn the baby's gender, I do everything in my power to keep Sarah from being examined. But three months later, doctors confirm that Sarah's baby has a congenital deformity and is fated to be born disabled. Sarah is devastated, and guilt consumes me. Suddenly, I hear my granddaughter's voice again. "It's all because of Dad. He cheated with that nurse and returned home soaked in her cheap perfume. As soon as Mommy breathed it in, I was fated to come into the world deformed. Poor Mommy…" Rage explodes inside me. Without a second thought, I storm into Jeremy's workplace, determined to catch him in the act. I don't expect to walk in on a critical heart surgery he is performing. My intrusion throws the room into chaos, and the patient dies on the operating table. The patient's family loses control, and they cause a violent scene in the hospital. In the mayhem, Jeremy is killed on the spot. When Sarah learns what I've done, she is consumed by rage and declares she wants nothing more to do with me. At that moment, my granddaughter's voice echoes in my mind once more. "Mommy is heartbroken and needs time to heal. Grandma, please don't make things worse. Mommy will be okay after she rests." Hearing this, I force myself to stay calm. But that very night, word arrives that Sarah has thrown herself into a river and ended her life. Shattered by grief, I eventually make the same tragic choice. As my final breath fades, my granddaughter's chilling laugh echoes in my ears. When I open my eyes again, I find myself back on the day her voice first crept into my mind.

Hindi matatanggap ni Tyler ang biglaang pagkamatay ng kapatid niya habang nasa malayo siya, ang guilt at bigat ng kalooban dahil sa isang pagkakamali sa kapatid noon, ay labis na nagpahirap pa sa kanya. Ngunit ang lalong labis na nagpabigat ng saloobin ni Tyler ay ang huling kahilingan ng kapatid bago ito lagutan ng hininga, halos hindi makapaniwala si Tyler na ang ipapakiusap ng kapatid ay ang pakasalan niya at alagaan ang babaeng kalaguyo nito. Paano matatanggap ni Tyler na ang nais ng kapatid niyang pakasalan niya ay bukod sa kabit na nito, ay babaeng bayaran pa. Pero ang kasalanan sa kapatid na halos naging bangongot sa gabi-gabi ni Tyler ang nagtulak sa kanya para mangako sa kapatid. Ipinahanap ni Tyler ang babae para bigyan ng offer ng malaking halaga upang pakasalan pero hihiwalan din matapos lamang ang isang taon. Ngunit sa kanyang pagiimbestiga ay nalaman ni Tyler na ang lahat ng ari- arian ni Theona kanyang kapatid ay isinalin nito sa babaeng kalaguyo, kaya pinagisipan ng hindi maganda ni Tyler ang babae at pinagbintangan na may kinalaman sa pagpapakamatay ng kapatid niya. Samantala, Si Erika ay naman handang gawin ang lahat mabuhay lamang si "Dos" lahat ay gagawin niya kahit pa ang ibenta ang kaluluwa.Tahimik na silang namumuhay mag ina. Isang beses man silang kumain sa isang araw ay ayos lang basta ang mahalaga ay magkasama sila at maayos ang anak. Pero hindi akalain ni Erika na guguho ang mundo niya isang araw nang sumulpot ang isang lalaki at nagpakilalang kapatid ng ama ng kanyang anak. "Kung balak nitong kunin ang anak niya ay maghahalo ang balat sa tinalupan. Hindi siya papayag na ilayo sa kanya si "Dos"

Damien and his ex-wife got divorced five years ago, and then he married me. When I married him, he had a 13-year-old adopted daughter named Lily. After our marriage, Damien treated me exceptionally well and I always treated Lily like my own daughter, even when she occasionally showed hostility towards me, I didn't mind. That's normal for a teenage girl. Until my father was accidentally hit by a car and left in a vegetative state, I accidentally overheard a conversation between Damien and his assistant. "Boss, I don't get it. Why block the craniotomy?" the assistant asked, sounding confused. "The doctors say there’s a high chance he could recover. Why are you insisting on conservative treatment?" "He can't wake up," Damien’s voice was suppressed with pain. "He saw Lily's face." I clamped my hand over my mouth, my fingernails digging deep into my flesh. Lily is the adopted daughter of Damien and his late ex-wife, Sarah. Sarah died saving Damien, so he has always treated Lily with a mix of guilt and utter indulgence. Damien continued, his tone incredibly conflicted. " But Lily didn't do it on purpose! She is only thirteen... If she gets a criminal record, her life is over. Sarah’s only dying wish was for me to take care of Lily and see her grow up safe and sound. I can't give up on her." The assistant fell silent for a few seconds. "And what about your wife?" "I’ll make it up to her," Damien’s voice softened. "I’ll provide her with the most prosperous life, and secure the largest private ward along with the best caregivers for her father who’s suffered from the car accident. I don’t care how much it costs." My heart sank completely. Just because you feel guilty towards Sarah and Lily, you're going to sacrifice my father? With trembling hands, I saved the recording and had my lawyer prepare the divorce papers. But when I completely disappeared, the once powerful CEO went mad.