After Dad cheated, Mom drank heavily and developed Confabulation. This disease makes Mom often fabricate memories. Things that never happened, she insists happened. Things that happened, she often forgets. A week ago, she found Grandpa's watch missing. Insisted I threw it away, beat me violently. Every time I explained, a slap would land on my small face. But clearly she sold it to pay for Dad's surgery. Today, she opened the Safe, said the Heirloom Tiara Dad gave her back then was missing. I heartachingly opened my mouth. "Mom, you forgot again, it was..." She interrupted me, a slap fanned me into the safe. "I remember now! It's you damn girl who threw my tiara!" Voice just fell, the safe door closed, I fell into darkness. Mom, it was Dad who took the tiara when he divorced you, gave it to that woman ah. I kept banging on the safe door, but Mom seemed unable to hear a sound. Sure enough Mom forgot, I am most afraid of the dark. ... Chapter 1 After banging on the door for a long time, I began to lose strength. Ear close to the door, I could vaguely hear music playing outside. No wonder Mom couldn't hear my calls. My body curled up uncomfortably, oxygen in the safe was running out fast. Forced by desire to survive, I banged on the safe door again violently. "Mom! Come check on me quickly, don't forget me! I'm still in the safe!" Time passed bit by bit, my breathing became more and more difficult. Darkness brought huge fear, I seemed to feel Death coming to pick me up. I couldn't help sobbing in the safe, oxygen was sucked dry by me. Mom, am I really going to die... Just when I closed my eyes ready to face death, I heard Mom calling my name outside non-stop. "Lily, where did you go? Why haven't I seen you all day?" "Are you playing Hide and Seek with Mom? Mom doesn't want to play today, come out quickly." To train Mom's memory, I indeed often played hide and seek with Mom. Often hid for a long time she didn't remember to find me, until I came out with numb legs. Now she finally remembered the game hide and seek. But forgot, this time I didn't play with her. It was she who locked me in the safe, forgot my trace. I struggled with last breath, smashed safe door violently. But Mom seemed still didn't hear, instead turned music louder. My small body thoroughly collapsed, lost breath in the narrow safe. Opened eyes again, I floated in the center of living room. Mom in front was holding a bottle of beer giggling and pouring into her stomach. Mouth still muttering. "I gave you all my ten years of youth, why still can't compare to your childhood 'The One That Got Away'?" Beer poured into her stomach mouthful by mouthful, I knew, Mom was thinking of Dad again. Usually this time I would go up to hug her, gently comfort Mom's emotions. But now I can't do it. My hand simply can't touch Mom, I am already dead. Still remember the day Dad forced Mom to sign divorce papers. Mom drank several bottles of wine in a row, vomiting non-stop. I went up to stop, but was slapped away by Mom. She said my bones flowed with Dad's blood, made her sick. I cried tear heart crack lung, Mom disliked me noisy. She tied my hands and feet, blocked my mouth with tape, locked in bedroom. That time my rhinitis acted up, almost suffocated. She had no regret at all, mouth still chanting let me die early. Until she drank out Confabulation, started to fabricate various non-existent things. She said, I am seed of Dad and that mistress. I am not clean, not worthy to touch her. Even she poured me a bottle of wine, caused me diarrhea all night. But I don't blame Mom, because when Mom was mentally normal, she treated me especially well. She held me in palm, spoiled me into a little princess. What other kids had, as long as I looked one more time, Mom would give me one. Even if family condition not that good, even if I simply didn't need. Suddenly, Mom smashed beer bottle on ground, glass shards flew everywhere, passed through my soul body. "Lily! White-eyed wolf! Must have run away with your dad and mistress, don't want me this mom anymore!" I panicked badly, knew clearly Mom couldn't hear, but still kept explaining. "I didn't, Mom I didn't! I am always by your side, you open the safe and look ah!" "I am just inside the safe, I was suffocated to death ah..." Don't know if Mom had telepathy, she really walked towards the safe. I thought Mom remembered, face hung a touch of relief. But Mom skipped the safe, took out a stack of photos from drawer beside. She sat on sofa, looking at photos while giggling. Those were all my photos, from birth till now, every important moment had. Mom gently kissed on photo, shed sentimental tears. Although I had no heart, watching this scene still sour and unbearable. Mom, my death doesn't blame you. I only hope you safe every year, good luck always accompany, illness get better. Also, let go of Dad earlier... This moment, I didn't really want Mom to discover my body. I thought, this would be cruel to Mom. But turn thought, even if Mom discovered, maybe soon would forget right. Suddenly a phone call broke the silence. It was Dad calling. "Sarah, tomorrow separation period is up, I'll pick you up, we go to Court House together handle procedures." "Right, tomorrow is Lily's birthday, after divorce I want to take her celebrate birthday." "Rest assured, I won't take Lily away, leave to you, you take care of her." Mom sneered, expression unexpectedly calm. "Lily? Didn't Lily already go with you?" "Still say leave to me? You have face to say it?" "Hurry send Lily back to me! Otherwise I won't go to Court House!" Phone that end Dad's voice somewhat helpless. "Sarah, stop talking nonsense, I haven't seen Lily since we signed divorce papers." "As her dad, I just want to see her once." "Even if you don't want divorce me, no need to make up such boring lie." Mom instantly cried, she started begging Dad. "I beg you, I can divorce you, you return Lily to me first." "I can't live without Lily, Lily is my life!" Dad on phone left a sentence "Crazy woman", coldly hung up. Mom lay on ground roaring tear heart crack lung, hands inserted into hair rubbing wildly. Mouth still constantly scolding me "White-eyed wolf". Next second she tore all those photos just now into pieces, scattered in every corner of living room. I really heart ache so much ah, I really want hug her, tell her I am still here. But, Mom once said, people separated by yin and yang, cannot meet. I don't want Mom to die, I just want her to live well, see more of this world. After tearing photos, Mom started crying and accusing me. "Lily, is Mom not good to you? Why do you want to leave me like your dad?" Crying crying she got tired, lay on cold floor slept. I just stayed by her side quietly accompanying her, no sound. Quiet air full of sound of heart breaking. When Mom woke up, sky almost dark. She slowly got up, looking at scattered photo pieces on ground, head dazed. As expected, she pushed blame to me again. "Lily! Why did you tear all photos!?" "Do you know these photos are all carefully preserved by me, just to leave a thought for future!" See me not respond her, her anger even more. "Lily, you hurry come out, don't always make me angry!" "I give you count to three, you not come out today no rice eat!" "3." "2." "1." Sorry Mom, I can't come out, I am already dead. Lily is inside the safe, suffocated. But good thing Mom didn't continue think I went with Dad, didn't say I am white-eyed wolf again. See me still not appear, Mom started looking for me everywhere. Finally, she came to safe again, pressed password... Password error... password error... Warning... Frozen... This time, she forgot the password. Mom started sitting on ground collapse crying, I knew, in her consciousness, maybe remembered I am inside this safe. But in a flash, she put away tears, mumbling to self. "How can Lily be in safe? Impossible, impossible." "She should have done something wrong hid herself, maybe went out find other kids to play." She comforted herself while cleaning up broken photos on ground, carefully put them into a wooden box. Then she started cooking. "Wait rice ready she will come back, Lily this child most greedy eat." Mom's face overflowed with motherly smile, I greedily looked at her face also unconsciously hooked mouth corner. I hope Mom can always smile like this. Soon, a table of rich dishes out of pot. All are what I love. Mac and Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, scrambled eggs with tomato. Pity, I can never taste again. Chapter 2 Mom always sat at dining table, waiting me come back eat. Half hour passed, food almost cold, I still didn't knock door. Mom put on coat walked out door, went downstairs. She looked for my figure in a group of crazy playing kids. "Lily, go home eat, Mom made dishes you love." "You tore photos Mom doesn't blame you, later Mom glue them back, then take you shoot few sets other photos." See no one answer her, her voice became louder. "Lily, could it be you playing hide and seek with Mom again?" "But you afraid Mom can't find you, never hide very remote, more won't go out hide ah..." She head plunged into kids pile, asking everywhere those kids saw me or not. That look, like little crazy person in TV series, make people avoid. Those kids parents hurriedly led own kids away, left Mom a look cold to extreme. Mouth still cursing "Mental illness". After crowd scattered, sky floated heavy snow. In minus twenty degrees weather, Mom wearing thin sports jacket, looking for me everywhere. I uncomfortable extreme, but simply powerless. A dead person, can do only quietly watch. Mom frozen nose tip red, hands stiff. Find me no result, had to go upstairs again. She sat blankly at dining table, two eyes empty spiritless. She picked up chopsticks, picked up a chicken nugget, bit a mouthful, then silently sobbed. "Mom can't remember, Mom really can't remember, did I do something wrong, how I remember nothing." Suddenly, porcelain bowl fell on ground, broke into two halves. Bitten chicken nugget also fell on ground, stained dust. Just like the fog covered on Mom's memory by disease. This night, Mom sleepless all night. Next morning early, knocking sound suddenly rang, is Dad came to pick Mom. "Sarah, I come pick you to Court House, bring Lily along, we give her a good birthday." Mom covered face, paralyzed on ground crying hard. "I don't remember where Lily went, where exactly Lily went?" "I always feel Lily is at home, I always feel Lily is by my side, but I can't find her." Finished, she suddenly looked up. "Right, do you still remember safe password?" Dad like heard a sky big joke, helplessly shook head at Mom. "Sarah, Lily always follows you, how can you not know where she is?" "Yesterday crazy said Lily went with me, today again talk nonsense here." "Even if you don't want let me see Lily, no need to say such laughable words." "Besides, safe password was set by you, how could you forget?" A speech made Mom crazy hammer head hard think. I really want tell Dad, not Mom lying. Is Mom sick, is Mom really forgot. "Hurry dress up follow me to Court House, we finish procedures then thoroughly end." Mom hugged Dad's leg, crazy shook head. "You help me find Lily first, I want nothing, I only want Lily." Dad looked at Mom suspiciously, face written full confusion. "What exactly wrong with you?" Mom just always covered head, couldn't say a word. Dad had to call Grandma, learned Mom's condition from Grandma. After hanging up, Dad looked at Mom with a trace of pity in eyes, but still no love. "Sorry, really sorry, I didn't know you would get this rare disease." Mom's face filled with fear, scratching head in room, anxiously walking around. "Lily must be at home, you quick help me find, quick help me find!!" Dad also panicked, followed Mom turn room bottom up. Suddenly, Dad face serious questioned Mom. "Wait, just now you asked me where Lily is time, why mentioned safe password?" "Could it be Lily inside...?" Mom hurriedly denied. "Impossible, Lily impossible inside, she most afraid dark, how possible go there?" Mom finally remembered I afraid dark. But Mom wrong, Lily is in the safe. That safe you guys only one didn't check. Dad sat on sofa, rolled up sleeves lit a cigarette. "Possible Lily went out, you forgot." "Child so long not return, must be lost." "Let's call police, police search together, always faster." Mom heavy head nodded, police soon arrived. They first checked community surveillance, found I simply didn't come out from home. Dad heard check news, body froze in place. His sight suddenly looked at corner safe, did long psychological preparation then slowly open mouth. "In this room, only one not checked, is that safe." Dad rushed up, tried password few times, all error. He instant crazy, pulled Mom collar question. "You changed password?! You changed to what?!! Quick say ah!" Mom painfully shaking head, scratch ear scratch cheek, anxious not look. "I forgot, I really forgot! I..." Police after confirm safe info, found professional forced open safe. Moment safe opened, everyone stunned... Chapter 3 Mom rushed to safe, loudly roaring. "Impossible, how possible!" "Lily how you ran into safe?" "Is it you play hide and seek with Mom, want give Mom increase difficulty, so hid inside?" Mom crazy shook my body, tried to shake me awake. But my face long pale a piece, long lost heartbeat. Dad snatched me from Mom arms, put face on my forehead. A piece ice cold... "Lily, Dad sorry you." "If Dad in this month contact you more, would this thing not happen." Police officer gently took me from his arms, face serious scolded them. "Child already lost vital signs, look situation high probability is suffocate alive, dare not think how despair she was before death." "Specific still want see forensic identification result." Saying, he sadly shook head. "You act as parents, actually can be so irresponsible, really vain be mother, vain be father!" Police officer just want carry me away, Mom rushed up, tried snatch me back. "Where you want take my Lily? You not allowed take away my Lily!" Dad anger straight up heart, a pull Mom. "You noise enough not?! When did child enter safe? You always with her how can not know?!" Mom expression dull said. "I really don't know, Lily always like play hide and seek with me, I don't know when game started." "I don't know she actually hid into safe, all blame me, didn't timely find her." Dad hummed laugh, looking Mom eyes full irony. "Lily eight years old, not fool, even hide and seek won't hide into safe." "Moreover, safe password back then only you and me knew, after change password, should be only yourself know." "Lily in not know password situation, how possible hide into safe?" Heard Dad words, Mom then realized. "I remembered! I yesterday seem opened safe once to find gold tiara." "But later happened what I don't remember." Dad tightly closed eyes, fist grip tight. "You find what gold tiara? That thing sign divorce agreement I took away, you could it be all forgot?" "Gold tiara I no way leave to you, that is our family ancestor leave to daughter-in-law." "We divorced, naturally want take away." Mom force gave Dad a slap. "All blame you! If you didn't cheat, I wouldn't become like now." "Since you didn't forget your childhood white moonlight, back then why marry me?" "Now is you harm me lost my precious daughter Lily! Still here point my nose blame me." Dad grabbed Mom wrist, fierce push back. "Is you personal hand lock daughter up, is yourself forgot, is yourself willing degenerate." "Why want push responsibility to me? You wake up a bit, my cheat not daughter direct death cause!" Mom already very painful. Mom clearly not intentional. Dad why still stimulate Mom? Watching Mom self-blame punch wall, I heart ache as if soul torn烂 (rotten). This moment, I really hate thorough Dad. Not long, police officer brought report back. "Checked out, child indeed suffocated alive." "Also, her fist red swollen has wound, tonsil also red." "Combine safe door inner wall has dent and blood stain, she should be before death force pat door call help." Listen finish forensic identification, Mom thorough crazy. She on own face wild draw few loud slaps, one mouth one bastard scolding. "I exactly all did what? I impossible lock Lily into safe ah! Lily why in safe!" "Why Lily call help, I but not hear?" She seem remembered something, rush to living room lift once beloved speaker just smashed it. "All this speaker, all because it I then not hear Lily voice." Mom dead stare Dad. "You back then why buy me this speaker, if no this speaker, I impossible not hear Lily voice!" "Is you harmed dead my Lily, you return my Lily to me!!" Dad cold watch Mom spot crazy, couldn't help sneer. "This speaker is yourself ask me birthday gift, how you have face ask me why buy you?" Mom seem forgot all this, don't know again in brain fabricated what memory. Eye watch her expression more and more painful, rush into kitchen just pick up knife want suicide. Police officer eye fast hand quick, from Mom hand snatched back knife handle. "Dead solve not any problem, you calm down!" Dad looked time, already afternoon three o'clock. He pursed lips, said to Mom. "First go with me to Court House handle procedures ba." Mom despair stare his eyes, trembling voice said. "David, are you still human? Lily she just died!" Dad deep breath out a breath, force endure heart discomfort. "But I don't want wait another cycle, thirty days separation period too long, Chloe there already prepared abroad wedding." "Next week we want marry, so today procedure must handle." Mom very despair, but no more words. She lost soul lost spirit go with Dad to Court House finished procedures. Subsequently, police officer arrested Mom. They said Mom need serve sentence, because is she harmed dead me.
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