Justice Unleashed
th late-stage pancreatic canc
ad, "In the next life,
d twin sister. No more bi
e in one gulp and sat quietly in
cemeter
t too. Miss Mitchell, we'll compensate yo
early sli
owed it
ghting over license pl
ne was steali
I shot up fro
swallowed gushed out wi
in my stomach lef
don't object, we'll ass
I wasn'
omit, I gripped the co
ontract, right
member's voice ca
h another colleague at al
ur mistake,
back onto the couch, my vo
he ignored one. My twin
eath, I couldn't even
a pause on
male voice c
me. Name your price, Miss Mitchell.
lmost smiled as the herb
money will make me give i
staff took th
high-paying Mr. Mills an
k it over? Mr. Mills is very
d pick another plot, or we c
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, I spat out anothe
oss the couch, st
silent,
wait for
self. I just drank a whole bottle of herbicide. I'll be d
ur gentleman if he'd be will
ent quiet.
cided it'd be best to get crem
tune teller. It'd ensure my next life was
. I had to secure t
needed someone t
sent a message to th
yone free to come to the old
ancer. Just that one l
nds, someon
hat are you try
head, smili
my body, I'd leave the chat.
ther family
ithou
the cemetery
e-stealing Mr. Mills
sounded oddly familiar. "Mi
ach to my waist, a piercin
tayed silent. No
and snapped a photo of the empty herbicide b
g to take my grave. I'm out of options. I
house to handle my body. I promi
ate, I considered postin
ob were all doctors. Th
phone
er Jacob Mitche
K
ll wi
k this was
ready to private-me
me out to the house, my dad deleted m
out to leave
ssage po
d going out... We'll visit you when we're back, okay?
ying the victim. How many times has she tricke
you're throwing a fit like a rabid dog? If yo
rt cle
ey hated me, but se
se than the
wretche
dical records to my second bro
bother you. I'm
espo
dn't want you. Why keep throwing yours
were twins, f
was born
like my mom's, she wa
was normal for one
aying I stole Claire's
filled with neg
, it was my fault fo
was my fault for
my fault, for stealing he
tiptoed around, try
to see me. T
like they did
they always favored my
lousy, as if I was deliber
with pancreatic cancer,
hospital, only to find
ck us, Khloe? You
u'd even lie about having cancer
the old house tomorrow. I don't
d, they kicked me
hecked on me
ady planned to
y" their preciou
ven want t
's your sister. Can't you just accept her? I failed as a mot
gets. If you ask me, she might as well jump into the ocean. No
itated for
er message
it'd be better if you were neve
n ripped thro
much when I swallo
sobbing. The pai
where
hout came thro
was deep,
't responded, Mr. Mi
pe
s snappe
couch, a crime
ath, I stood with
urs. I don't ne
left the
, the cemetery staff asked me to c
omach, I set the mee
uld take me straig
sanitation workers with
a mental pat
lege girl, protecting the city
lls to rush from the s
st at the same
you were attempting suicide, he drove straight to the ci
at the man
a trench coat like
d oddly
slightly out of breath. "Come on
from the hallway. "Number 244, Khlo
You're still queuing for a
nkly. "Yeah,
yway. No need to wast
s that re
voice came f
who'd mentioned a med
ngest deputy c
the hospit
t expected the nurs
ning, his eyes filled wit
screen was open to t
dripping with disapproval. "You knew I was here f
scoffed. "Gastroenterology again? Last time wasn't
ree doctors, my dad,
, and with our age gap, he was m
idn't stir
found them
ying. What were
dn't stand me
e by the wrist into the examination room. "D
door. "Unrelated peop
darkened, c
urs might fool Claire. She's worried sick, crying and begging Mom and D
doctor's chart and
ed me to follow
ked at the chart an
tic cancer? No, you need to get your stom
t. Mr. Mills's hands, press
in his track
d to loo
in, mockery, but no
Khloe, can't you make your lies less ridiculous? If you
shrank s
ter smile. "Got it.
his temple w
ing night shifts. I don't have time for your d
grew busier, often pulling all-
care for him, alwa
wn from him would send me
o get him
sted. I had no energ
y, "No need to
flashing with confus
ger too
if you're so capable, don't ever come
ine. I'll ke
here, Mr. Mills, stand
stepping in front
s icy, his gaze h
pumped, Christopher M
e was my chi
dle school, and we hadn'
ed to meet aga
ched me go in with a heav
omited most of the herbicide. That's
dded to Christopher. "Did you bring th
to help me. I'd feel gu
died my face, his eyes deep. "Didn't you sa
the perfect grave, and he s
s there
ith a laugh, but his serio
better than a sea burial. No one has to deal
rre conversation, gripped my ch
re only twenty. Have you considered chemotherapy? If it g
no need for the hassl
chart and
agent standing at the
even broug
he transfe
opher
, his face dark as
t's share
ion bl
ristopher's words or low blood
w seconds before react
f I'd share the grave. I thought about it.
family brings offerings, I'd get so
ing my widening mou
won't freeload. I'll h
pped
d over my r
t, I was a li
amily won't visit my grave. You saw.
ged. "It's nice to have company
d closer
n was nothing
st intensel
meone else in m
ea
's most beautiful
glowing blue w
illed with my choi
ot to die b
w steps int
es are too strong. I can't retrieve your body. Wai
top
as getting
my calm march
I do? I'd i
handling my b
lay on the beach
went to re
intless. I only had
, my pho
call fro
ole Mitchell family w
center, clearly
isgust and anger. "Making us rush back to see you, and you're not even here? Is it
hed wearily. "We all came to see yo
ospital seminar to come here and br
in front of Claire an
died now, Christopher coul
t'd be a bi
waiting
stration and walked res
howled, chill
. I'm in the mi
entrance. Jacob was
oom, set down his coat, loosened his t
oe come back? She's not stil
Jacob went
blood covering t
blo
hanged instantly
ce, the family
g bloodstains on the couc
over to insp
bicide bottle, his bod
eyes. "She was telling the truth.