I have a sickness where my blood won’t stop.Â
On my fifth birthday, instead of cake, Mommy slapped me because I whispered that my chest hurt. “If you want to die, then go die!” she screamed, convinced I was faking it to steal my sister’s spotlight.Â
So, I obeyed. While they celebrated nearby, I bled out silently in a cold tub, clutching Mommy’s sweater.Â
Now, a ghost, I watch them beg for forgiveness, finally drowning in the regret I endured every day.Â
But it’s too late. I’m finally a “good girl”—quiet, cold, and gone forever.
My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 08 The day of my funeral, the sky was gray and heavy. A thin rain fell all around us. I lay inside that black box as they slowly lowered me into the ground. Mommy looked like a statue that could still
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 07 The little living room felt even more crowded now. A cold coffin took up most of the space in the middle of the room. I lay inside it, wearing my favorite white dress. Mommy had found it in the middle
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 06 The ambulance arrived very quickly. The doctor in charge rushed inside. “Where is the patient?” Daddy pointed toward the bathroom with a shaking hand. The paramedics hurried in and knelt beside me. After checking me for a long time, the
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 05 I lay quietly in the bathtub. The water was dark red. My face was so pale it almost looked see-through, and my lips had turned blue. My long hair spread through the water like seaweed. I was still wearing the
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 04 I followed Mommy into the master bedroom. Daddy looked up when he heard her. “Did Emily come out?” Mommy sat on the edge of the bed, folding clothes. She shook her head. “No. Not a peep. She’s getting older. She’s
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 03 That night, Mommy gave Lily a bath. I stood in front of the shower curtain, my heart squeezing tight. I was so scared Mommy would pull the curtain open and see me in the bathtub. Steam filled the bathroom as
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 02 When I opened my eyes again, I saw my little body floating in the bathtub. My face was pale and still. So I really was dead. Then I heard the front door open. A second later, my little sister came
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My Last Birthday: I Died While Mommy Said She Was Done With Me Chapter 01 Today was my fifth birthday. But before the cake ever arrived, Mommy slapped me across the face. It was only because I whispered, “Mommy, my chest hurts.” Then her shove sent me crashing into the hard wood floor. Everything got
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