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I gathered a gang and cornered my sister in a deserted alley behind the factory.
Terrified, she clutched her purse and backed away slowly.
“Lexi, I’m your sister–what are you planning?”
I said nothing, just signaled for the gang to grab her.
approached and kicked her sharply in the stomach.
She crumpled to the ground, clutching her belly.
“Lexi, Dad supported you all these years, you can’t do this to me.”
I ignored her, kicking her again, this time in the face.
She fell back, and I stepped on her head, grinding my heel in.
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She screamed in agony, reaching into her
bag, pulling out a sharp knife, and stabbing it into my leg.
The blade sunk in, and I gasped from the pain.
Ruthlessly, I pulled the knife out, smirked. coldly, and drove it into her eye.
I stepped back, clutching my arm, watching her roll on the ground, howling in pain.
In court, the thugs I’d paid all vouched for my self–defense. In the end, I was acquitted on those grounds.
That memory was accurate but incomplete.
Soon, the complete version of my memory was displayed on the screen.
I watched myself at graduation, nestled in Iris’s arms, smiling brightly, then painfully closed my eyes.
That memory was too brutal to relive
again.
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Under Iris’s guidance, I graduated successfully.
She advocated for me to join her hospital team, and I ended up working in her
department. My first day felt like a dream
come true.
Without her, I doubt I could have endured five years of med school, much less become a competent doctor.
She was my beacon, leading me out of the darkness.
I cherished every day I worked with her.
Life might have stayed smooth if I hadn’t run into my stepdad at the hospital.
After severing ties with my family, I’d kept my workplace a secret.
One day, while laughing with Iris on our way to do rounds, I bumped into my mom.
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She was supporting my stepdad, lugging a huge bag of medicine.
Seeing me, her surprise was evident.
“Lexi, you’re a doctor here now?”
“With what they pay doctors here, and your dad being sick, don’t you think you should chip in?”
Reluctantly, aiming to avoid a scene, I pulled out all the cash I had and handed it to her.
But she scoffed at the amount and made a scene right there in the hospital, accusing me of being ungrateful and stingy.
Her relentless nagging froze me, and I instinctively hid behind Iris.
She wrapped her arms around me, reassuring me she had my back.
She called security to escort my mom and stepdad out, then promised the hospital director she’d prevent such disturbances in the future.
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