And why Dad and Grandma would kill
themselves after reading it.
Just then, Mom ran over.
She calmly accepted Dad’s death, without
showing any emotions.
She stood at the river and answered the
detective’s question.
“I know why Tom killed himself, and I know
“I’m the only one in the world who can
answer your questions.”
She ran her hands through her hair and
smiled.
Three people in my family had died, and the
police were taking things seriously.
The news caught national attention.
Everyone was curious about what Lily’s
message said.
Reporters swarmed our house, wanting to
interview Mom.
She closed the doors and held our family
photo every day.
It was Dad’s wake, the police pulled his body
from the river.
It was unrecognizable, after being in the river.
But the weirdest thing was, he had a smile on his face, like the one on Lily and Grandma’s
faces.
The police found this unsettling, after dying
being drowned, the expressions would not be
smiling.
When she saw Dad’s body, Mom finally
started crying.
She wiped her tears and smiled, laughing
uncontrollably.
Facing the cameras, Mom finally spoke.
Her voice was tired, but strong.
“Our family problems have gotten attention.”
“I’ve received many calls from people who want to know what Lily’s last words were, and why they led her grandmother and father to
commit suicide.‘
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“I don’t think it’s time to solve the puzzle.”
Mom invited everyone for the reveal, one year
later.
Everyone was confused, but decided to wait.
I took a year off of school and stayed with my
mother.
I didn’t want her to kill herself
But I was wrong, during the year, Mom was
strong.
She went to work, cooked, went shopping,
and even took an flower class.
You wouldn’t be able to tell she was sad.
The media faded away, and people forgot
about our family.
But I knew things weren’t over.
Mom started keeping a journal.
She didn’t let me read it, and kept it well-
hidden.
I didn’t force her.
A year went by fast.
Mom reserved a ballroom, to share Lily’s
message.
Mom started speaking.
“Lisa, come over here.”
I was confused, but stood by her.
Mom smiled and gently touched my hair.
Then, she grabbed my hand.
“Honey, I know you’re a good girl.”
“Now, I’m going to tell you, what Lily wrote in
her last words.”
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She looked up and said the words into my
ear…
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Chapter 2
The hallway was dead silent, like the air itself
had turned to concrete.
Tom squeezed his phone, his voice tight with
fury. “Are you trying to get yourself killed?
Don’t you ever curse my wife again!”
Standing next to him, Sarah’s eyes flashed
with a quick burst of satisfaction when she
heard Tom yell into the phone.
Then, she put on a fake worried face and
chimed in, trying to sound sympathetic.
“Honey, don’t get worked up. I bet your wife
is just mad that you locked her in, so she’s
got the butler to lie for her. You know, your
wife is always trying to get attention like
that.”
