Chapter 6
After my sister took my daughter away, I walked
up to Rick and Gladys, looking down at them.
“You say I kidnapped your daughter? Got
proof?”
Rick glared. “What kind of proof do I need? My
daughter’s body came out of your house! That’s.
all the proof in the world!”
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I was about to argue, but an old voice piped up
from the crowd.
“I always knew she was bad news! You know,
I’ve seen her hurting her kid before.”
“I never saw her husband around. Maybe she
got kicked out!”
“Who knows, maybe she’s killed other kids
before.”
The voice belonged to Mrs. Henderson from the
first floor.
She’s a total crank.
Petty, a thief, and she’s fought with almost
everyone in the building.
She played a role in my suicide.
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Even when other neighbors spoke up for me,
the keyboard warriors ignored them, leaving me
to die.
My rage rose.
I wasn’t going to take it.
I raised my voice.
“Did you see me kill anyone?”
“Making up lies is against the law! Are you sure you want to risk jail time for a quick thrill?”
Mrs. Henderson wouldn’t back down. “What am I lying about? Rick and Gladys are good people, and you killed their daughter and they are still getting bullied by you, I can’t stand it!”
I laughed.
If those two were good people, the world was
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doomed.
I laughed. “Mrs. Henderson, enough with the tall
tales! You really think you can get away with
slander?
“Don’t forget, your grandson is trying to get a job with the government, if you leave a record that damages reputation, your grandson is done!”
Mrs. Henderson’s face went white.
“No, no, I can’t do that to my grandson!”
She walked up to Gladys, pulled out two hundred dollars from her pocket, and threw it in Gladys’s face.
“Damn it! You were trying to get me in trouble!”
“You didn’t want my grandson to pass the civil service test!”
“I’ll kill you!”
Mrs. Henderson was furious and slapped Gladys
several times.
Gladys didn’t know what to do, Rick pushed
Mrs. Henderson aside.
“Get out of here! Say another word, and I’ll kill you!”
After fending off Mrs. Henderson, he turned
back to me.
“Listen, you pay us a million bucks today, or this isn’t over!”
I sighed. They still wanted to rip me off.
“You got my gold already, and now you want a million? What makes you think I’ll give you a
dime?”
Rick’s face went dark. “You don’t pay, and
you’re going to jail!”
“Fine. The police are coming. I can tell them
how you put on this whole show and ended up killing your daughter!”
I raised my voice, emphasizing the last part.
Before Rick could answer, I went on:
“Oh, and what are the charges for damaging someone else’s lock, arson, extortion, and
making false accusations? Do you know?”
Rick didn’t care what I said. He figured the cops
wouldn’t find any evidence.
He sneered, his voice a threat.
“Stop trying to confuse me! If you don’t pay up,
I’ll make you pay with your life!”
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Having died once, I wasn’t afraid of him.
“Okay! I’ll be waiting!”
