I Would Never Be Their Daughter

and accidentally stepped into the territory of

my family, the bear saw me

ied to comfort me, saying, "Stay

ing most of my stomach

sn't asking th

body to be left unat

s dy

, but no one answered my calls. Th

te, and my br

the call co

than bother us?" My father's ang

out me or curious ab

my disturbance and impa

d my achi

soul could

you with us when we left, do you keep both

"Dad, it's all my fault. I forgot to call C

ylee apologized to me

ame tone and play

t she would say n

ways been like this. If things don't go her way, she acts out. It's

. "Chelsey, are you out of your mind? We don't answer your calls because you're annoying.

indeed intend

t go to the underw

t I couldn't proceed normally without a

e path of the afte

een years, my family would impossibly hold a fu

rom us for leaving you behind? Actually, I did it on purpose. I wanted you to know no one cared about you in the

e unspoken truth

state them filled me wit

right do you have to throw a fit? Stop calling

nded, my parents didn

h him and maintained th

eating half my body wasn'

lee was their daughter, they stoppe

in confusion and sleeple

much like

not be the

that questi

, I couldn't

back to reality. I glanced at my bloody body belo

ared without a trace afte

pproached, the atmos

elp but shake his head. "Alas, we arrived too late. Judging by the

y and regret for my death. "The safari park really needs to i

nodded em

elp but smil

died at the

f the accident

afari park was or

't drive the car to the rest area in time, she asked me

redator zone and

no say in

cold stare, and Brodie's orders, I was f

ther inside, but I refused t

alone, I was w

en another path back to the main road an

.

ily pushed me

ldn't bla

arents' daughter, making Baylee s

ld I res

y place, foolishly hoping for my

possibly shake it off because those around me consta

was my

ath would finally

ar had already been tranquilized and lo

placed neatly

cene had been clean

re. Even if they tried to smooth the

scue team to the

e and intended to contact my fam

ter several attempts to unlock

h hadn't been mauled by the bear, and compare

ang, and everyone look

isplaying an incom

a voice said, "Chelsey, it's

d red after I

indifferent to me, my mo

l you that your daughter has been killed by a bear after she accidentally entered the wild animal e

ll." My mother's words in

he found out about my death. She p

she would be in disbe

e even a shred

mood was disrupted by

pset we forgot you at the park. But you cannot make a joke li

, "Ma'am, please listen to me. It's

elsey, you didn't seem to listen to a word I said. Do you thin

jarring. "Chelsey, who do you think you are? Even if you in

could come from my family. "Sir, it's true. Chel

apped, "Fine! Since you insist Chelsey

was in a

cked, and it could only r

rough the ruse. "Enough. Stop helping her deceive us. Chelsey, you've embarrass

w could you turn out like thi

aid, "Why bother with her? She's not even

sh words, but every word from

mbled uncon

in my heart, and my

all were shocked b

Chelsey Stewart has indeed passed away. We couldn't take a photo because we don't know her phone's passwo

ished speaking as he

voice trembling slightly, "How... how could t

it seems to be quite a well-crafted lie. Mom, I think it's just a prank Che

if... what i

ing voice, "Chelsey, you'd better apologize before I get there. Otherwise, if I find out you'

at the park aid station when my phone incon

already told my mother of the circ

she would re

all felt some inju

Even if she's not their daughte

'd rather believe it's a lie. When they face

a faint smile and clos

ld never f

able death, he'd p

elp but cling to

he would truly be