All Chapters of Oh, Now You Feel Bad?: Chapter 11

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