My Mother-in-law Killed My Dog

hen my mother-in-law, Vera Erickson,

over me, making it easier to

born grandson, squander your family fortune, send

m work, Vera handed

and stay home to take care of the baby? Morto

, which tasted odd, and

egnancy, Vera had moved

pregnancy, and we hadn't even discussed t

it my job and stay home, likely planning to renegoti

y. We just wanted to see Morto

y taste, and I couldn't h

s disgusting. Where's B

d for m

would be the fir

chuck

or so many years, and it looks fat. So I killed it

ella again. Stumbling into the kitchen, I

ked up a ladle a

ose lay quietly

a red plastic bag held her bloody,

e sink, vomiting

innocence, pa

w can the baby handle it? In some regions, dog meat

at her, and there was a h

raised since high scho

d in a dorm b

ge in another city, I had

using, working part-time to afford the best d

ld for ten years, only for this malicious ol

agged her tail, tricked into the

knife, a surge of madness overtaking

oor opened, and

eamed dow

our mom ki

diately laid on the ground an

o nourish you, and you

ed to help

it was killed? Do you want

dull pain in my stomach, and eve

myself in a hospital bed

crying, h

had known, I wouldn't hav

oat. Bella was like my own child. For ten whole y

ed, kneeling

ed a delicacy. It's so cold, I just wanted to nourish you

s the point of knee

eyes, tried to

im down to k

how important the dog was to Sophia. Sophia, please don't let yo

pulled them up, as it was too embarrassing f

Sherman, rolled her ey

ed everyone out to give mys

ked to the bathroom, where I overheard Vera

r her? It's just a dog. What, are they

retreat. If we confront her head

er belly grows. Then, without asking for a pen

alm myself, and called my friend Lexie. "

rtions were quick. I closed my eyes for

winge of sadness, but it was quickly ove

he bloodline of such scum, ev

me to rest

ade you finally

n's character was bad. Unfortunately, I was in l

p, holding

o me a favor. You're good with graphics, ri

I returned home f

t home, the living room spotless, a

hia, why did you come back alone? You

hand, hiding the d

mad at me? Hit me, hit

t her, and my mom and Mo

put on a smile, and

he dog is gone, but the baby is important. H

the enemy at the most important

overjoyed, eagerly

have two grandsons."

n. "Twins are tough. Maybe I sh

ing her that Vera woul

ery. "Yes, yes, don't worry, I

e sofa, ready to test Vera. "Honey,

tchen, pulling Morton away from his game to

only be conquered by beatings, and that life would o

ring Morton to fetch water, he

my foot and immediately

ed the basin, spilling the

ared up. "Honey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. Vera, I accidentally

"Why are you being so fierce? Get

ean up the mess and prepared

ined expression,

thing sour. Do you thin

miled happily. "Yes, yes, definitely

pital, I had Lexie make me an u

grandsons, d

ink there were

a's limits, I complet

hand over his paycheck

ome, and a man should carry more money w

ising me for being sens

transferred some pocket money

a mean man! $200 wasn't e

I looked at him with

'm worried Lexie might say s

s, Lexie and Morton h

box to pack a cheap lipstick. Lexie had mocked it in the cla

Morton reacted as if his s

00 dollars to me and wrote "

nshot of the transfer on social medi

ransferred another 5200,

d, "Don't play with your ph

feeling sorry

caught a glimpse of Morton's

Are you throwi

ghing. This was the re

hree fake bellies, labeled to

were custom-made by a vendor to match my body an

belly, and instantly, a three-month pregna

would ave

tecting the pregnancy to suggest sleeping in

been quite demanding in sex, and there was

gree so easi

the answer in

stuffed in the pas

ad come to provoke me,

ing, I need

the latest Apple phone he had been longing

he messaged, the phone would imme

d the phone to Morton. "Honey, this is a Valenti

elighted. He had wanted th

n line wit

e, softened her expression. "Sophi

the fruit knife, s

it. Open the phone and buy some clothe

y opened the phone and sta

ssing the fake belly, s

harpened t

plies, filled with anticipati

d the fake belly every two weeks,

retended to be in a dilemma and said, "Then I'll ask my mom not to g

face and waved her hand,

She just wanted her grandson to be born without spending a penny and let him grow up o

g coffee while watching the

big now, and it's twins. Even if she wanted to abort, her parents wouldn't agree. W

with his mistress, was passionate and c

n apple, looking indifferent. "Mom, don't rush.

're right, let's

arriage. Morton hesitated. "You are pregnant now, and you won't look go

idn't want to marry me. What are these two children without a name

bies. We're just worried about tiring you out with a wedding now. How about

ding to the law, jewelry given before marriage could be reclaimed in

don't want jewelry. Don't waste mone

le, but you haven't registered the marri

in your name, not mine. But

ding vigorously. "Of co

king. "Mom, I don't want to

ered, "I'll sell my house