Chapter 10 These words completely exposed the malice and selfishness in her heart. Dad looked at this unfamiliar daughter, his voice trembling. "Lyra, you... how did you become like this?" "Claire gave up so much for you. How could you treat her like this?" A cold smirk twisted Lyra's lips. "Gave up? Did she want to give up? If I weren't sick, would she have given up? She hated me to the core, hated that I took your attention!" "Since she hated me, I hate her too! Why is it okay for her to hate me, but I can't hate her?" "I didn't directly kill her! She was the one who accidentally hit the table corner! What does that have to do with me?" Hearing this, Mom completely broke down. She couldn't understand how the daughter who used to snuggle in her arms could turn into such an inhuman monster. Lyra was sent to a werewolf juvenile correctional facility. But even there, she showed no remorse. She felt the whole world owed her, that everyone had wronged her. She began to retaliate against everyone around her. She intentionally spread rumors that the facility's staff abused students; She maliciously destroyed other children's belongings, then played innocent; She even attempted self-harm, trying to attract social attention and regain people's sympathy. But this time, no one believed her anymore. Everyone knew what she was really like. Everyone avoided her. Lyra discovered she had lost her most potent weapon-others' pity and compassion. No one cared about her anymore, no one protected her, no one defended her. She was like a parasite stripped of its shell, ugly and exposed under the sun. During her time at the facility, the other children ostracized her, the staff were particularly strict with her. She began to experience the pain I had endured-being misunderstood, excluded, treated as an outcast. But the most terrifying fact was that she discovered she didn't actually have depression. All those years of "illness" had been an act to gain attention. And now, when she was truly in despair, no one was willing to save her. Chapter 10 100.00% Six months later, Lyra committed suicide in the correctional facility. Her suicide note read, "I was wrong. I was truly wrong. But it's too late now. Claire, if there is a next life, I want to be your sister again, a truly good sister this time." I stood outside the correctional facility, watching our parents take Lyra's body away. They seemed to sense something and glanced back. But I had already turned and walked away, in the opposite direction of the place called "home." JFK Airport. I sent a text to Officer Andersen, "Thank you." Last year, when the school invited community officers to give a talk on campus safety, I met Officer Andersen for the first time. That day, after his anti-bullying presentation, I hesitated for a long time in a corner of the hallway, clutching my sleeve. Finally, I went up and quietly told him about being cornered in the bathroom-I didn't dare mention the situation at home, just said "I don't want to worry my parents." He didn't press for details, just handed me a pack of tissues, gave me his contact information, and said, "You can reach out if you need to." Later, through my letters, he learned about my home situation and felt deep sympathy for my plight. But when he rushed in and saw me lying in that pool of blood on the floor, he was still shocked. Could parents in this world really be so biased? If he had been a second later, I might truly have died. So, when I proposed the plan to fake my death, he hesitated for only a few seconds before agreeing. It was my final chance for my parents, and my final punishment for them-the price was losing me forever. "Annie Mitchell? Miss Mitchell, what is the purpose of your trip to the UK?" "Yes, that's me. I'll be attending Cambridge University..." Above the clouds, the sky was blue. 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