I’ve Been Dead for Three Years

I watched as Katrina died right before my eyes. Grief and sadness enveloped me even while hatred filled my heart. I was so angry that my whole body shook.

The second Katrina took her own life, the last shred of love I had for Samantha died.

Even though she had caused all this, Samantha was expressionless. She only looked down at the ground and left with a huff.

When she walked past Katrina’s body, she even cursed me once again. “You’re truly a cold one, Aiden. Your wife’s dead, but you still haven’t even shown up. Don’t forget that you still have a daughter in kindergarten.”

I gritted my teeth when I heard her. She really was determined to ruin my entire family.

I had died years ago, so how was I supposed to show up?

After Katrina took her life, the landlord considered the place unlucky and threw out all the things in the apartment. He also changed the locks.

When my daughter, Madison, came home from kindergarten and found out that Katrina had died and that she could not enter her own home, she had no choice but to wander the streets.

Late that night, Samantha found Madison on the streets. She went up and stopped her.

“Maddie, I’m Grandma. You met me over Christmas, remember?”

Madison looked up at Samantha and considered for a long time. Then, she suddenly smiled.

“You’ve come to get me, Grandma!”

Madison had no clue that the woman calling herself her grandmother had caused her mother’s death. She was even more ignorant of what would happen to her next.

Acting all sweet and nice, Samantha bent down and took a piece of candy from her pocket. She put it into Madison’s mouth.

“Tell me, Maddie. Where’s your father? Where’s Aiden?”

When she heard my name, Madison’s face turned pale. She knew that I had died, but she did not know where I was buried. She only knew that she was not allowed to say my name, or Katrina would start acting up again.

“I don’t know, Grandma. I don’t know anything!” Madison was so frightened that she stumbled a few steps back. She looked at Samantha in horror and even spat out the candy in her mouth.

“You really set things up well with your mom, huh? You’re really determined not to tell me anything about Aiden, are you?”

Samantha scoffed and showed the picture of Katrina’s corpse to Madison on her phone.

“This is what happened to your mother. If you keep hiding the truth, I’ll make sure you end up just like her. You only have one more chance. Tell me, where is Aiden Harding?”

Madison was very smart. She had already realized that there was something very wrong here. Thus, she immediately ran off.

However, she was only six years old. How could she outrun a full-grown adult? Madison was soon caught.

“Help! Someone save me! They killed my mother!” Madison yelled and sobbed.

It was late at night, and the streets were empty. Some cars would fly past on the road, but that was it. There was no one to hear Madison’s cries.

Samantha gripped Madison by the neck and threatened, “Who cares if I killed your mother? If Aiden doesn’t show up, you’ll be dead too! I’ll kill anyone I have to for Anthony!”

Anthony was the only person who occupied her life and her heart. It was as if I were not her son, even though we had lived together for twenty years.

As I watched Madison shake and cry in terror, I wanted badly to rip Samantha apart.

However, I was already dead and could do nothing!

In her panic, Madison grabbed Samantha’s hand and bit it. The pain made Samantha shove Madison away.

Right then, a huge truck came barreling right into Madison. In an instant, Madison’s small body became like that of a broken-winged bird as she fell to the ground.

I panicked as I looked at the pool of blood and stumbled toward Madison.

“I was wrong. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have maintained any bit of love for them. I caused your deaths!”