By the time she was done, she was
completely hoarse.
<
This time, my parents listened and left with
- me.
Outside, my mom was crying non–stop.
Before they left on the trip, their daughter
was fine.
And the next thing she knew, her daughter
lost her sight.
She couldn’t process it.
Then, she looked at me, full of anger.
“Why did you go to that hotel yesterday?!”
I couldn’t believe it, pointing at myself,
“Mom! My sister told me to leave!”
く
It was so ridiculous, even at this point, she
still wanted to blame me.
My dad yelled at her, “Enough! What is the
point of saying all that?”
“Lily, tell me!”
“Who was your sister’s boyfriend?”
My dad grabbed my shoulder harshly, looking
terrifying.
I flinched, then said quietly.
“Dad, I only know his name is Brad.”
“He’s, he’s an old high school classmate of
my sister’s.”
<
My dad scoffed, and my mom stood up,
shocked.
“It’s that piece of garbage?!”
Then my dad pushed me, and left.
My mom yelled after him, but my dad acted
like he couldn’t hear her.
“Fine, whatever!”
Hearing that, I looked at my mom.
I was so curious, and I sat next to my mom.
She kept crying, and I handed her tissues.
Finally, she took a deep breath and turned to
- me.
<
“That Brad, he’s not a good guy!”
“Your dad beat him before! And he’s back
again!”
“It’s such a disaster!”
My eyes widened, and I just realized the history between my sister and Brad.
After starting high school, my sister was
doing pretty well.
But after she met a new transfer student, her
grades started dropping and she almost
ended up as the last one in the class.
This caught the teacher’s attention, and my
parents found out soon after.
く
When they went to the school, my dad started
beating my sister in the office.
Saying that, my mom looked into the
distance.
“At the time, Brad was there, and he got so
scared.”
“He actually kneeled in front of your dad,
asking him not to hit your sister anymore.”
My dad was furious, and immediately
switched my sister to a new school.
But Brad asking for her was deeply engraved
in her memory.
She firmly believed that Brad loved her more
than anything.
<
My mom shook her head, “Actually, he was
just scared that your dad would accidentally kill your sister.”
“He was just trying to take responsibility.”
Then she grabbed my hand, “These past few
years…
Before she could finish, my sister started
screaming from the room.
“I want to see Brad!”
“I only want him!”
My mom rushed in, but was hit by an apple
that my sister threw.
But she seemed like she didn’t even feel the
<
“Okay! We’ll go get him!”
“Just please stop crying!”
“Lily, go quick!”
My mom kept winking at me, so I quickly left.
Me? Go find Brad? Where would I even look?
But soon, I would find out.
09
I watched my dad walk back, covered in
blood.
Behind him, he was dragging Brad.
The bloody sight made me scream out loud.
<
Lots of doctors and nurses ran over, and
police sirens were getting closer.
“Dad!”
I screamed, tears streaming down my face.
My dad ignored me, and just pushed open the
door to the room.
Then, tons of police poured in.
“Wang, put down the victim!”
My dad didn’t listen.
My mom fainted again.
My sister also seemed to realize something
was wrong, and sat there in shock.
<
Then, my dad lifted Brad’s head, and put it on
the bed.
