Dad Turned Fifty, I Turned To Ice novel

Late at night , all the guests were gone . Dad , drunk , slumped on the sofa . Mom brought him a mug of strong black coffee . Dad suddenly grabbed Mom's hand , his voice choked but hushed . " Liz ... God , does this make me a monster ? When I saw Amelia like that today ... part of me felt ... relieved . " Mom froze . Dad continued , " I just ... for once , I wanted her to feel what it's like . To have a taste of what we've been swallowing for ten damn years . " After saying this , he tensely glanced toward my room , relaxing only when he confirmed there was no movement .

Mom was silent for a long time , then she too whispered , " Bill , to be honest... sometimes I hate her too . " The words seemed to startle even herself . She covered her mouth as tears fell . "I hate that it's this . Why couldn't it be something ... I don't know , something clear ? Something that didn't mean we all had to live in this ... this silent prison with her ? " Her voice broke , the words tumbling out in a raw whisper . "And I hate that look she wounded baby bird look , like we're all failing her just by existing . " gets . That Her voice grew louder .

Dad quickly covered her mouth . Both froze , staring at my room . Only after confirming I hadn't come out did Mom continue in a low voice , " What scares me most ... is that this is forever . That when we're gone , this ... this burden falls on Emily . " " It'll steal her life , too . No future , no family of her own ... just this . " She choked , forcing the last part out . " I'm scared that one day , I'll be so tired ... I'll just break . And I won't be able to take it back . " out . Dad held her , his shoulders shaking violently . They cried without a sound .

I floated beside them , wanting to say , Mom , it's okay . I've already solved it . But no sound came Emily came out of her room , walking on tiptoe , it had become second nature to her . " Dad , Mom , should we check on Amelia ? " Dad immediately waved his hand . " Check on her ? No. Let her stew . We can't fold this time . She needs to learn the world doesn't stop for her tantrums . She'll get over it by morning . ' Chapter 3 33.33 % Mom nodded too . " Exactly . Tomorrow , we start taking our lives back . We do what we need to do . And if she can't handle that ...

then maybe a stay at one of those residential centers is what's best . For everyone . It's time we started living for ourselves , too . " Emily was taken aback for a second , then nodded . A flicker of relief passed through her eyes . " I'll get some shrimp from the freezer . Sophia asked me to go for a BBQ tomorrow . " My soul surged with urgency . Yes ! Go ! Hurry up and find me ! Then you can all be free tomorrow ! But Mom stopped her . " Not now , honey . It's too late . The last thing we need is a noise waking her up and starting a whole thing . We're all dead on our feet .

Let's just get some sleep and deal with it in the morning . " Emily nodded and sat back down . I floated in the air , desperately trying to push open the storage room door , to make some noise to lure them over . But my hands passed right through the wood . I couldn't touch anything . I could only watch helplessly as they each went to their rooms to sleep . I drifted into the storage room , looking at my own rigid corpse in the freezer . When will you find me ? Any later , and the body will look even worse . It'll scare Mom and Emily . But then another thought came . So what if it's ugly ?

As long as they can live normal lives afterward . As long as they can have lively days like today . My life , in exchange for the family's freedom . It's worth it ! 33.33 % admin