Chapter One
Melody
I woke up feeling alone and lifeless. I can't even force myself to open my eyes. What happened to me? Where am I?
I heard someone open the door, followed by the footsteps of high heels. Who is it?
" How is she, Doctor?" It's Nancy, my best friend. I felt relieved knowing that she was here. She is asking about my condition.
'' She is in a vegetative state. We did the best we could, she's already out of danger. But the rest is up to her.'' the Doctor explained.
'' Thank you Doctor.'' said Nancy. Then afterwards I heard the Doctor leave the room. Since there's a doctor, I conclude that I am in the hospital. What happened to me? I can't remember a thing.
I could hear Nancy walking around the room. And listening to her footsteps is creeping me out.
" Sigh ...'' she said. I'm sorry Nancy, I made you worry.
I felt her slowly combing my hair using her fingertips. It made me feel secure. Then she suddenly whispered something in my ear that paralyzed my whole being.
'' Why did you not die?" she whispered like it was a big disappointment.
I am shocked as well as confused at what I am hearing right now. Is this really Nancy? Her voice, even her scent, was the same custom-made perfume that I gifted her last Christmas. It was really Nancy. But why?
I heard the door open and someone hurriedly entered the room.
" What happened? What did you do?" It was aunt Camille, Nancy's mother.
" Well, I'm getting tired of acting nice. So I decided to get rid of her." So she was the one who did this to me.
I remember now, I was crossing the street alone when my phone rang. It was Nancy she was calling me. When I was about to answer the call, I was hit by a speeding car. After that, I couldn't feel anything. But before I closed my eyes, I saw the car's driver. She got out of the car. It was Nancy. I couldn't believe it.
" Since you are getting tired, you decided to kill her? I never raised you to be a murderer!" I could hear aunt Camille's dismay through her voice.
" Come on mom, an apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I know what you did." Nancy.
" What?" Camille asked.
" That you're the one who killed Alice." I could feel my whole body turning ice cold and my blood boiling from the inside.
" Well, I did it little by little. She was so dumb not to know that she had been poisoned for a long time, unlike you. You could have waited until she turned 18. The exact age when she could have inherited everything according to her grandfather's will. After that, we could manipulate her to transfer her inheritance to us. Then you could get rid of her. How can you be so stupid!"
It was aunt Camille who caused my mother's illness. She was the cause of her death. Not only that, they're also after my inheritance.
So it was all pretend. Everything was fake. The friendship, those memorable memories.
I was so confused. What is happening?