Later, he favored her more and more. Instead of taking care of them and being criticized by them, I chose to move out.
Before I left, I wondered if Dad would stop me and try to keep me.
But he opened the door himself and said if I had left earlier, the tragedy wouldn't have happened.
I remembered every bit of it clearly.
My father was at the police station.
"I didn't let her have her toy, and she was jealous of Chelsea. And Lisa ended up dead! She was burned alive! Her flesh was charred!
"At such a young age, Rosa is already so easily jealous. She always competes for favors. How could she be so vicious? I'm so unlucky to have a such daughter!"
He almost was roaring.
The people around fell silent.
Many people saw the tragic scene.
I looked at my father, whose eyes were filled with sorrow, and silently wept.
I know.
Dad, you loved Mom so much, and you were devastated when you lost her.
That's why you hate my guts. You think I caused her death. The more you hate me, the more it shows how much you miss her.
So, all these years, you've never let go.
You never forget Mom, and you refuse to remarry,
But Dad...
Do you know?
In these years, I have also regretted it so much.
Many times I woke up in the night with tears in my eyes, breaking down and crying hysterically, regretting not giving Chelsea the doll.
I understand that I will never be forgiven because of an irreparable mistake.
But... Was it all my fault?
Arnold couldn't help but say, correcting my father, "It's clearly Chelsea's fault. She insisted on taking Rosa's toy. How can you blame Rosa for this? It was her mother who died!"
My father frowned and defended Chelsea, "Chelsea was so young at that time. What did she know? Rosa is her elder sister, and Rosa should know better. But what did she do? She got jealous and couldn't tolerate Chelsea at all."
Arnold retorted again, "Rosa is only two days older than Chelsea, right?"
"What do you mean?"
My father's face darkened.
Suddenly, the sound of the lunch box falling from Chelsea's hand attracted everyone's attention, ending their conversation.
Chelsea looked at everyone with teary eyes and said in a soft voice, "I... I didn't mean to. I don't know how to defend myself. I can only..."
Tears streamed down her face as she spoke, and she ran towards the balcony.
"I am the sinner of all this. I might as well die to use my life to atone for Rosa..."