Chapter 5
David
vision went white, and he collapsed to his knees, muttering to himself, “Impossible… That’s impossible.”
His phone
“Da
She
to
ground, the screen cracking.
wrong? Get up!”
to help him up, only to hear him say the police had called to report I was dead.
shoving David and shouting, “What nonsense are you talking about?! How could Eva be dead?!”
dead.”
The
whole family rushed anxiously to the police station, praying
Beneath the white cloth, a lock of my blonde hair peeked out.
that it was all a mistake.
David’s hands trembled as he pulled the sheet back from my body. My decayed corpse made their hearts sink.
“Eva,
don’t
scare me. It’s all Mom’s fault. Please wake up…
In the freezing morgue, my parents clung to each other, sobbing in agony.
They finally regretted their actions, crying for me. However, no matter how loudly they cried, I could never come back.
David’s knees gave out again, and he kneeled beside me in tears.
He tried to take my hand, but there was no intact skin left. It had rotted down to exposed bone.
He sobbed, pulling at his hair, and slapped his own face over and over.
Laura stayed far away, terrified of the bad luck. She eventually ran to the bathroom to throw up.
When she returned and saw the three of them still crying, she pouted and stomped her feet.
“David… I’m scared. Let’s go! It’s too unlucky to be here. It’s not good for the
