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Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 5
I darted to the kitchen. The eggs were toast—literally. Charcoal-black and smoking like a tire fire.The apartment was choking on smoke, getting thicker by the second. I hovered there, useless and furious at myself.I couldn't fix this. I couldn't save him.Because I was already dead.Maybe Luca was meant to go with me. Maybe today was his day too.And then I heard it. The front door unlocking.Bill.He stepped inside, already scowling. The second he saw the smoke, he started shouting. "Rhea! What the hell is this? Can't you see the place looks like a BBQ pit? Are you blind?"He stomped into the kitchen, slapped off the stove, and cranked the exhaust fan.Luca peeked out from behind the couch. The second he spotted Bill, he ran straight into his arms, sobbing hard.And what did Bill do? Did he ask him if he was okay? Nope. He frowned. "Where's your mom? She left you here alone to go grocery shopping, didn't she? Unreal."Then, he whipped out his phone and started firing off one-minute
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They ended up in some fancy hotel restaurant, the kind with spotless white tablecloths and expensive cutlery. Ima wasted no time, ordering enough food to feed a small army."Luca, sweetie, let me peel some shrimp for you," she said, putting on her best look-how-maternal-I-am act.Luca, starving, didn't care about the show. He stuffed his face like he hadn't eaten in days—because he hadn't.Once he was full, Ima handed him her phone with cartoons queued up. Then she took a sip of wine before leaning in toward Bill, her eyes doing all the talking.Bill instinctively wanted to pull away.But then Ima gave him a sly smile and tilted her head toward Luca, silently reassuring him that the kid wouldn't notice.That's all it took. Bill ran his hand over her chest, pulling her onto his lap.The deep red liquid of the wine trailed down their chins.I stood frozen, covering my mouth in disbelief.Seriously? Right in front of Luca?'No! Luca is still here! Stop it!'But they didn't stop. They didn
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The next morning, Luca woke up and looked over at me."Mommy, why are you still sleeping? I want you to play with me."He pushed me a couple of times, but my eyes stayed closed.Disappointed, he climbed out of bed and turned on the TV in the living room. Cartoons always made things better—at least for a while.By then, my body had started to stiffen, and a faint, sour smell was creeping through the apartment.Bill came home around noon. He spotted Luca sitting on the floor, glued to the TV, and immediately marched over to yank the plug from the wall."Luca, you're too young to sit around watching TV all day! Staring at that screen will make you go blind," he snapped.Bill sniffed the air, his face twisting in irritation. "Where's your mom? Why isn't she playing with you? It's a nice sunny day—why didn't she take you outside?"The smell finally hit him full force. Grimacing, he stomped to the windows and threw them open. "Your mom is getting more useless by the day. Doesn't clean, doesn
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Luca pressed his tiny hands to his face, then gently placed one of mine against his cheek."Mommy, it hurts. Can you blow on it for me?"He held onto me tightly, completely unaware of the foul odor filling the room....At their shiny new home, Bill and Ima sat talking about Luca."He's just being stubborn," Ima said sweetly, guiding Bill's hand to her stomach. "Once he becomes a brother, he'll behave better. Bill, I'm pregnant."Her face lit up with a smile.Bill's eyes widened, his excitement bubbling over as he cupped her face and kissed her. "Have you been to the doctor? Do we know if it's a boy or a girl?"Ima shook her head. "It's only been a little over a month. It's too early to tell.""Alright, alright." Bill stood up and started pacing, his grin stretching ear to ear.From that moment on, he dumped all his work onto his staff and dedicated himself to doting on Ima....In the apartment, Luca's stomach growled painfully, the emptiness gnawing at him. Days alone had worn him do
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"Rhea can't be dead! That's impossible—I was just home a few days ago, and she was sleeping in the bedroom," Bill said, his voice rising in panic. "And Luca—I even took him out to eat at a hotel! How could they be dead?"He lunged at the officer, trying to stop him from pulling back the white sheet."Mommy, aren't we right here? Why does Daddy act like he can't see us?" Luca asked, his little hand clutching mine tightly. He seemed confused by Bill's grief."Sweetheart, we're not part of this world anymore." I stroked his soft hair. "That's why Daddy can't see us."The police led Bill away to an office for questioning, while the medical examiner focused on us. His face was grim as he worked, carefully preparing our bodies.Bill's protests echoed down the hallway, alternating between sobs and claims of how hard he worked to provide for us, how much he loved Luca."Spare me the act!" the medical examiner finally snapped. "Your wife died on June 22. You went home on June 23 and didn't even
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The next day was mine and Luca's funeral.Family and friends filled the funeral home, their faces heavy with grief.Luca and I shared a small, cramped coffin."Mommy! Look how many people came! Why won't anyone talk to me?" Luca chirped, zipping around the room and zooming through people like a little ghostly ninja.Meanwhile, I hung back, watching Bill like a hawk.There he was, Mr. Picture-of-Grief, in a black suit with a white flower pinned to his chest. People kept coming up to him with those classic funeral lines:"Stay strong, Bill.""My condolences, man."Bill just stood there, locked on my black-and-white photo.Then he muttered, voice all wobbly, "Why? Why did you have to hold a grudge against me? If you'd just swallowed your pride and coaxed me a little, I wouldn't have ignored you."His eyes shimmered, tears right on the edge.Wait. WHAT?'You're blaming me? Was it my fault you shacked up with Ima? Was it my fault you bailed on your own kid?'I shot toward him, ready to slap
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The news of our deaths blew up in the community. When word got out about Bill's role in everything, his company's stock tanked hard. Bankruptcy followed soon after.But Bill didn't care. He trailed my dad back to our hometown, showing up outside his house every day, begging to know where we were buried.My dad, already at the end of his rope, finally chased him off with a mop.With nowhere left to go, Bill slunk back to our apartment.The place still reeked of decay, but he acted like he couldn't smell it. He collapsed onto our bed, clutching his phone. Scrolling through old photos and videos, he let the tears flow."Rhea, it's all my fault," he mumbled. "I couldn't save you. But how could you be so heartless and leave me behind?"The pillowcase was soaked with his sobbing, but all I felt was a cold, bitter satisfaction.'You cheated. You abandoned us. You let Luca suffer. And now you're acting like the victim?' I stood silently by the door, Luca's little hand in mine.I'd made my peac
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It hit me out of nowhere——a sharp, crushing pain in my chest that stole the air from my lungs."Mommy, what's wrong?"Luca's voice cut through the haze. My three-year-old was sitting right there, eyes wide and terrified.I tried to smile, keep it together for him, but it felt fake even to me. I wanted to reach out, ruffle his messy hair, but my arm? Useless. Like it didn't belong to me anymore.Luca's eyes welled up as he took in my pale face.Then came the sobs, loud and desperate. "Mommy, are you dying? Don't leave me, please!"Each cry felt like a hammer to my skull, the pain in my chest squeezing tighter, sharper."Go... call... Daddy," I gasped.He didn't understand what was happening, so I could only tell him to call my husband, Bill Clayton, for help.Luca wiped his face, slid off the bed, and bolted to the living room. Moments later, he was back, clutching my phone.He held the phone up to my face, unlocking it. But by then, I was already slipping away, my body nothing more tha
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The news of our deaths blew up in the community. When word got out about Bill's role in everything, his company's stock tanked hard. Bankruptcy followed soon after.But Bill didn't care. He trailed my dad back to our hometown, showing up outside his house every day, begging to know where we were buried.My dad, already at the end of his rope, finally chased him off with a mop.With nowhere left to go, Bill slunk back to our apartment.The place still reeked of decay, but he acted like he couldn't smell it. He collapsed onto our bed, clutching his phone. Scrolling through old photos and videos, he let the tears flow."Rhea, it's all my fault," he mumbled. "I couldn't save you. But how could you be so heartless and leave me behind?"The pillowcase was soaked with his sobbing, but all I felt was a cold, bitter satisfaction.'You cheated. You abandoned us. You let Luca suffer. And now you're acting like the victim?' I stood silently by the door, Luca's little hand in mine.I'd made my peac
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 10
The next day was mine and Luca's funeral.Family and friends filled the funeral home, their faces heavy with grief.Luca and I shared a small, cramped coffin."Mommy! Look how many people came! Why won't anyone talk to me?" Luca chirped, zipping around the room and zooming through people like a little ghostly ninja.Meanwhile, I hung back, watching Bill like a hawk.There he was, Mr. Picture-of-Grief, in a black suit with a white flower pinned to his chest. People kept coming up to him with those classic funeral lines:"Stay strong, Bill.""My condolences, man."Bill just stood there, locked on my black-and-white photo.Then he muttered, voice all wobbly, "Why? Why did you have to hold a grudge against me? If you'd just swallowed your pride and coaxed me a little, I wouldn't have ignored you."His eyes shimmered, tears right on the edge.Wait. WHAT?'You're blaming me? Was it my fault you shacked up with Ima? Was it my fault you bailed on your own kid?'I shot toward him, ready to slap
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 9
"Rhea can't be dead! That's impossible—I was just home a few days ago, and she was sleeping in the bedroom," Bill said, his voice rising in panic. "And Luca—I even took him out to eat at a hotel! How could they be dead?"He lunged at the officer, trying to stop him from pulling back the white sheet."Mommy, aren't we right here? Why does Daddy act like he can't see us?" Luca asked, his little hand clutching mine tightly. He seemed confused by Bill's grief."Sweetheart, we're not part of this world anymore." I stroked his soft hair. "That's why Daddy can't see us."The police led Bill away to an office for questioning, while the medical examiner focused on us. His face was grim as he worked, carefully preparing our bodies.Bill's protests echoed down the hallway, alternating between sobs and claims of how hard he worked to provide for us, how much he loved Luca."Spare me the act!" the medical examiner finally snapped. "Your wife died on June 22. You went home on June 23 and didn't even
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 8
Luca pressed his tiny hands to his face, then gently placed one of mine against his cheek."Mommy, it hurts. Can you blow on it for me?"He held onto me tightly, completely unaware of the foul odor filling the room....At their shiny new home, Bill and Ima sat talking about Luca."He's just being stubborn," Ima said sweetly, guiding Bill's hand to her stomach. "Once he becomes a brother, he'll behave better. Bill, I'm pregnant."Her face lit up with a smile.Bill's eyes widened, his excitement bubbling over as he cupped her face and kissed her. "Have you been to the doctor? Do we know if it's a boy or a girl?"Ima shook her head. "It's only been a little over a month. It's too early to tell.""Alright, alright." Bill stood up and started pacing, his grin stretching ear to ear.From that moment on, he dumped all his work onto his staff and dedicated himself to doting on Ima....In the apartment, Luca's stomach growled painfully, the emptiness gnawing at him. Days alone had worn him do
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 7
The next morning, Luca woke up and looked over at me."Mommy, why are you still sleeping? I want you to play with me."He pushed me a couple of times, but my eyes stayed closed.Disappointed, he climbed out of bed and turned on the TV in the living room. Cartoons always made things better—at least for a while.By then, my body had started to stiffen, and a faint, sour smell was creeping through the apartment.Bill came home around noon. He spotted Luca sitting on the floor, glued to the TV, and immediately marched over to yank the plug from the wall."Luca, you're too young to sit around watching TV all day! Staring at that screen will make you go blind," he snapped.Bill sniffed the air, his face twisting in irritation. "Where's your mom? Why isn't she playing with you? It's a nice sunny day—why didn't she take you outside?"The smell finally hit him full force. Grimacing, he stomped to the windows and threw them open. "Your mom is getting more useless by the day. Doesn't clean, doesn
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 6
They ended up in some fancy hotel restaurant, the kind with spotless white tablecloths and expensive cutlery. Ima wasted no time, ordering enough food to feed a small army."Luca, sweetie, let me peel some shrimp for you," she said, putting on her best look-how-maternal-I-am act.Luca, starving, didn't care about the show. He stuffed his face like he hadn't eaten in days—because he hadn't.Once he was full, Ima handed him her phone with cartoons queued up. Then she took a sip of wine before leaning in toward Bill, her eyes doing all the talking.Bill instinctively wanted to pull away.But then Ima gave him a sly smile and tilted her head toward Luca, silently reassuring him that the kid wouldn't notice.That's all it took. Bill ran his hand over her chest, pulling her onto his lap.The deep red liquid of the wine trailed down their chins.I stood frozen, covering my mouth in disbelief.Seriously? Right in front of Luca?'No! Luca is still here! Stop it!'But they didn't stop. They didn
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 5
I darted to the kitchen. The eggs were toast—literally. Charcoal-black and smoking like a tire fire.The apartment was choking on smoke, getting thicker by the second. I hovered there, useless and furious at myself.I couldn't fix this. I couldn't save him.Because I was already dead.Maybe Luca was meant to go with me. Maybe today was his day too.And then I heard it. The front door unlocking.Bill.He stepped inside, already scowling. The second he saw the smoke, he started shouting. "Rhea! What the hell is this? Can't you see the place looks like a BBQ pit? Are you blind?"He stomped into the kitchen, slapped off the stove, and cranked the exhaust fan.Luca peeked out from behind the couch. The second he spotted Bill, he ran straight into his arms, sobbing hard.And what did Bill do? Did he ask him if he was okay? Nope. He frowned. "Where's your mom? She left you here alone to go grocery shopping, didn't she? Unreal."Then, he whipped out his phone and started firing off one-minute
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 4
Luca pressed his hand down hard on the doorknob.The door creaked open, loud enough to stop the neighbor in his tracks as he headed upstairs. He turned back."Mister, I'm sorry. I won't cry anymore," Luca whispered, his head drooping. His fingers fidgeted with the hem of his shirt, like he thought he'd done something wrong.The neighbor blinked, clearly thrown off by the sight of a kid. "Uh... it's okay, kid. Just try to keep it down, alright?"And just like that, he turned and kept walking upstairs."No! Please, just check! Go inside! Look around!" I screamed, my voice cracking. Tears blurred everything as I watched him leave.We were so close. One step. Why wouldn't he just take one step inside?The neighbor grumbled, his voice fading as he climbed. "What kind of parents leave a little kid like this alone? Unbelievable."I turned back to Luca, standing frozen in the doorway, his head hanging low. He looked so scared."No, Mister! You don't get it—I'm dead! I'm dead!" I shouted with u
Oh, Now You Feel Bad? Chapter 3
Just as Bill was about to step into the bedroom, his phone buzzed."Bill, I'm not feeling well. Can you come be with me?" Ima's voice drifted through, all soft and pitiful.Bill froze. "Okay, I'll be there soon. Wait for me!"Without a second thought, he turned to leave, but Luca grabbed his hand."Daddy, come look at Mommy!" Luca said, trying to tug him toward the bedroom.Bill, annoyed, shoved him aside. "I've got work to do. Go wake your mom up and tell her to make you breakfast."Grabbing his coat, he bolted out the door.I waved my arms, shouting like a madwoman. "Don't go! Just one look! She's got a stomachache, but I'm dead!"But of course, Bill couldn't hear me. He was already halfway to his precious Ima.The door slammed so hard it rattled the walls, making Luca jump. He let out a wail so loud it bounced off the apartment.Eventually, he shuffled back to the bedroom, climbed up onto the bed, and curled against my body.I cried too, watching him. God, I wanted to scoop him up a
