Lies That Gnaw at Family

2026-03-03

I blocked the basement door, clutching the stack of fake overseas photos. My voice trembled, but every word cut like a blade: "Mia, did you do this? Did you spread those rumors too?" She twirled a strand of hair, her smile vicious yet unapologetic: "So what if I did? Mom, Dad, and Brother only believe me. Who'd ever trust someone as 'superfluous' as you?" "I saved your life!" I lunged forward and grabbed her wrist. "I pushed you out of the way during the car crash! I worked part-time jobs to buy you that cake! Why would you ruin me?" She wrenched her arm free, her eyes glinting with malice: "Because you're in my way! Their love was always meant to be mine alone!" No sooner had the words left her mouth than two dark figures emerged from behind, clamping their hands over my mouth and nose. I struggled, glaring at her. She stepped closer, leaning down to whisper in a cold, low voice: "Molly, disappear. Never come back." Before my consciousness faded, I heard her order the men in black: "Clean this up properly. And make sure the 'evidence' gets sent home." As darkness closed in, I summoned my last ounce of strength to scream: "You'll be exposed sooner or later!" But she only laughed louder, more cruelly: "Exposed? By the time they find out, you'll already be rotting sludge—guess which one they'll believe? A dead girl... or me?"收起

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Chapter 1 of "Lies That Gnaw at Family"

The elevator doors clicked shut, and my sister Mia Lynn's sobbing immediately echoed inside. Her right leg was in a metal support frame as she curled up in the corner, her hands gripping the rods tightly. "Sis, I'm scared. What if we're stuck in this elevator forever?" Mia Lynn's voice trembled, her eyes red and puffy. I crouched down to comfort her. "Don't be afraid. I pressed the emergency bell; the maintenance personnel said they'll be here in ten minutes." Before I could even touch her, Mia Lynn suddenly flinched, and the support frame clanged dully against the elevator wall. "Don't touch me!" she said, her tone resisting and her eyes panicked. I was stunned; that moment of avoidance became the root of all the misunderstandings that followed. Ten minutes passed, but the maintenance personnel still hadn't arrived. The elevator lights flickered on and off. "Sis, my leg is so numb. The support frame is pressing against my bone and it hurts. I don't think I can hold on much longer." Mia Lynn bit her lip, her voice filled with pain. "I'll press the bell again." I stood up and pressed the bell repeatedly, then reached out to pry open the elevator door. "Hang in there a little longer—I'll try to make a crack for some air." "It's useless!" Mia Lynn's crying suddenly grew louder. "You just don't want to save me, you just want to see me suffer!" I froze for a moment, both angry and frustrated. "Mia, how can you say that? How could I not want to save you? I've been trying all along!" She turned her face away and ignored me, only her sobbing echoing inside the elevator. We waited like that for a full three hours.