ManyWriters

On our seventh secret wedding anniversary, superstar James gave the script I'd spent three years perfecting to my sister Violet.
He then had me star in a trashy flick where I had to do yoga on a great white shark's back wearing only lacy lingerie.
There wasn't enough sedative for the sharks. In an instant, I was surrounded and mauled by three full-grown great whites.
James went berserk, diving into the tank to save me. His hand got bit in the process.
Drenched in blood, I was rushed to the ER, clinging to life.
As she bandaged James' wound, my mom - the only family I had left - sobbed uncontrollably:
"Did we go too far, destroying Melody's legs just so Violet could win an award? If Melody doesn't make it, I can't go on living either."
James clasped my hand tightly, consoling Mom: "We'll have plenty of chances to make it up to Melody. Violet only has a month to live."
"The only way to guarantee Violet wins the Oscar and fulfills her dying wish was to take out Melody as the frontrunner."
"Don't worry, Mom. Even if Melody loses her legs, I'll devote my life to her. She'll forgive us eventually."Even though I've grown numb, my heart is still filled with a dull, throbbing ache.
I wish I knew how they could make amends to me, but I'll never have that chance.
Because the sick one isn't her—it's me.
Every day they fuss over Violet, I silently count down the days until my death.

The actor threw me into the crocodile pool to save my sister

From that point on, James rarely left the house.


He shut himself away in our marital home, with the 100-inch TV constantly playing videos I had recorded in the past.


On the screen, my face beamed with radiant smiles, while the present James was streaked with tears.


He sat on the couch, guzzling bottle after bottle of liquor, his gaze fixed unwaveringly on the television screen.


He spoke earnestly to my image on the TV:


"Melody, I was wrong, so terribly wrong. Won't you please come back? I promise I'll never neglect you again..."


But the only response he received was my laughter and the background noise from the videos.


Seeing James in this state, her heart ached terribly.


She snatched the bottle from his hand, saying, "James, stop torturing yourself like this. She's gone now."


Hearing these words, James glared at Violet in fury, shouting, "Nonsense! You're talking nonsense! Melody is right here with me."


Chapter 9