Burned at the Stake
Just because my sister, Yvonne Lindell, claims I swapped Grandma's medicine with sugar pellets and caused her death, Mom locks me inside the cremator.
I kneel and beg, but Mom spits at me in disgust.
"You wretched girl, stay still! You killed your grandma by secretly switching her medicine. Now go repent to her properly!"
Dad hesitates, unable to bear it. "Maybe we should let her out. What if—"
"What are you afraid of? Don't forget that she killed your mother! If we don't teach her a lesson this time, who knows who she'll kill next!"
The voices outside the door gradually fade, and my heart sinks to the bottom.
The flames slowly begin to lick at my body.
In despair, I clutch Grandma's cold hand beside me.
"Grandma, I'm sorry. I should've taken better care of your medicine. But I swear, I didn't replace it with sugar pellets. Maybe only in death, can I truly atone for this sin…"