Chapter 4
Yoseph’s body swayed, and he collapsed to the ground, repeatedly muttering “impossible” under his breath.
His phone crashed to the floor, the screen shattering into pieces. “Yoseph, what’s wrong? Get up!”
up,
Mom rushed to help him up, but when she heard from his lips that I was dead, she flew into a rage, shaking him violently and shouting, “What are you talking about? What happened to Freya?”
“Freya… she’s dead.”
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The family rushed to the police station by car, praying over and over during the ride that there had been some mistake.
Under the white sheet, a strand of my ash–brown hair was visible.
Yoseph’s hands trembled slightly, his eyes bloodshot as he pulled back the white cloth covering my body.
My decomposed corpse came into view.
“Freya… don’t scare Mommy. Mommy was wrong, please wake up!”
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The cold morgue echoed with my parents‘ cries and wails.
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They finally felt regret, crying for me, but it couldn’t change the fact that I was already dead.
Yoseph’s legs gave out, and he knelt beside me, motionless.
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He wanted to touch my face, but there wasn’t a single patch of good skin left.
Finally, he knelt beside me, slapping himself across the face again and again.
Sonia remained silent, standing far away, afraid of being touched by bad luck.
Watching the three of them crying, tears were about to fall when she stamped her feet and pouted petulantly: “Yoseph… I’m scared. Let’s go! This place isn’t good for the baby either!”
“If you’re scared, you can wait outside.”
“No! I want you to stay with me!”
Yoseph held onto his patience, using his last bit of rationality to reason with her gently, only to be met with Sonia throwing a tantrum like a spoiled princess.
She went on and on, hurling insults and complaints at me,
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blaming me for making them so sad even in death.
“Get out right now! She’s your sister–don’t you have any compassion?”
Finally, this time they didn’t take Sonia’s side.
Yoseph, overwhelmed with grief and losing control of his emotions, screamed at Sonia with bloodshot eyes.
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Mom and Dad no longer intervened, sobbing beside me as they watched this thoughtless daughter.
Sonia stood frozen in place, forgetting to fight back.
She dropped to her knees, pretending to have an episode, but this time, no one paid attention or cared about her anymore.
“The deceased was bound before death and died from blood loss after her wrists were cut. Do you know who tied her up?”
“Officer… it was me.”
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