Susan’s face changed. “Didn’t you swear in
court it was Katie? Did you see the tape?! I
reported it many times, but the police found
nothing… It’s the only evidence of Kaylee’s
injuries!”
Daniel shuddered.
Susan pressed on. “Where did you see it, give
it to me!”
Daniel was speechless.
His gaze fell on my tombstone-
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He choked out three words.
“I’m sorry.” His eyes were red. “The tape was
in Kaylee’s urn.”
Susan’s heart sank. She turned away from my
grave. The grave was empty.
Susan laughed. Then she cried.
“Reduced to ashes… Kaylee, the man you
loved most, reduced you to ashes…” Susan’s
tears flowed, her voice near hysterical,
“Daniel, how could you…
“”
Daniel’s eyes were red, repeating sorry.
Perhaps then, a hint of remorse touched his
heart.
The phone rang again. Colin told him the
truth.
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“Daniel, the video is real, no signs of
tampering.”
The voice on the other end paused.
“And we found this.”
He sent Daniel a screenshot.
It was the last frame, a woman’s hand faintly visible at the edge, wearing a silver ring.
“The hand seems to be giving instructions to the camera.”
Daniel stared at the hand, his eyes bloodshot
with shock.
I whispered in the wind, “Daniel, familiar? It’s
the ring you put on Katie.”
“Can you enhance the image to see the
face?”
Colin hesitated. “Daniel, it’s difficult. But…
we isolated background audio. Besides the
victim’s cries, there’s a woman’s voice
saying, ‘Get a clearer shot.‘
Daniel felt his blood run cold.
He hung up, taking a deep breath.
“Sorry, Susan. Give me more time, I’ll
investigate…
“”
Ignoring Susan’s angry shouts, he left.
Daniel seemed frantic, speeding recklessly
towards the city prison–where I died.
The warden greeted him personally.
“Daniel, what brings you here?” –
Daniel shook his hand, getting straight to the
point. “Warden Chen, I need Kaylee Smith’s
file. She was high–profile, I might have
missed details… she was imprisoned three
years ago, supposedly committed suicide a
few months ago.”
The warden searched and handed him the
file.
Daniel flipped through it.
“Seventh month of imprisonment, left arm
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fractured in a fight with another inmate, sent
to an outside hospital.‘
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“Tenth month, beaten by other inmates,
internal bleeding.”
“Fifteenth month, right leg fractured…”
Each entry stabbed at Daniel’s heart.
He knew about these things.
The prison called him.
But he ignored these “trifles.”
What did he say?
“Handle it according to the law.”
Because of that, I suffered more abuse.
I fought back, but it was useless.
Until my last breath, I didn’t understand the
cruelty.
The file ended.
“Inmate committed suicide, medical
examination conducted.”
Daniel’s heart ached. He closed the file,
unwilling to open it again.
“Did Kaylee Smith have visitors?”
“Yes,” Warden Chen opened another file. “A woman named Katie visited.”
Daniel’s fingers froze. “Katie visited? When?”
“Many times, the last visit was a week before Ms. Smith’s death.”
Daniel’s heart pounded.
Katie told him she never wanted to see her
cruel sister again.
Why visit her a week before her death?
Daniel returned home distraught.
Katie had been waiting, rushing into his arms.
“Mom and Dad missed you, how will you
make it up to them?”
Daniel looked at Katie, his voice hoarse.
“Did you visit Kaylee?”
Katie’s face went pale.
Then, she started crying.
“Yes, I secretly visited her once, the day
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before she died. I wanted to ask why she
hated me so much. I couldn’t understand, I’ve had nightmares for three years. I needed answers.” She looked up, tears perfectly timed, “But she cursed me, saying I’d die a horrible death. I didn’t go back.”
Daniel’s eyes flashed, anger he didn’t realize he felt creeping in his voice.
“You’re lying! You visited her many times! Why?”
I scoffed inwardly.
Why?
Because my dear sister wanted me dead.
Every visit was to boast about her life with
Daniel.
I remember her cruel smile during the last
visit.
“Don’t worry, sis, you won’t live long.”
I shivered.
Daniel’s usually impeccable hair was messed
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Katie panicked.
“You spent the whole day investigating her?” She didn’t know how far Daniel had gone.
She resorted to her usual tactics, showing her scarred arm, tearfully. “My sister ruined me, how can you defend her?!”
Daniel avoided her gaze.
An eerie silence fell.
Daniel was about to speak when Katie
interrupted.
“Daniel, I’m pregnant.”
Daniel stared. “What?!”
Katie touched her flat stomach, smiling softly.
“Daniel, she’s gone. She paid for her crimes.
We should move on. For our child, stop
investigating. Be a good husband, a good
father.”
Katie hugged him.
“Daniel don’t talk about this Let’s go for a
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checkup. I know you’re stressed, but my
sister’s crimes are undeniable. You put her in
prison.”
