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The day before Jason went to prison.
Brittany tried to run away.
Jason said she had to take care of the kid.
Brittany told Jason the truth.
“Our kid died a long time ago. I stole this one
from the hospital. I’m not going to run away
with a baby.”
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Jason was shocked.
Brittany confessed: “When we went to LA, I
didn’t know how to take care of a kid. The kid
pooped everywhere. I was going to give him a
bath, but it was cold. So I filled a big pot with
hot water. I went to make rice, and the kid
boiled to death.”
She was terrified.
She sat there, crying.
When Jason came home, he smelled meat. He
saw the pot and ate a bowl.
He told Brittany it tasted good.
Brittany ran away.
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She ended up at the hospital.
She saw a girl leave her baby.
She took it home.
Then she acted like nothing happened.
But the kid didn’t look like her kid.
She had nightmares.
She blamed Jason.
She ran away.
She went to work.
She was so beautiful.
Men wanted her.
She met another man.
He wasn’t like Jason.
But he had money.
She became the woman she hated.
Then she saw Jason on TV. She ran back to
him.
Jason didn’t care.
He let her come back.
But he called my name every night.
She stayed with him.
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He was her best choice.
But then he messed up.
He forced her to take care of the kid.
She snapped.
Jason killed her.
Then he killed himself.
The kid went to an orphanage.
Jason’s parents were in prison.
We kept it from them.
But how long could we hide it?
My mom said: “You can’t care too much. You
have to relax.”
I stared at the case files.
My mom hugged me.
“You’ve never given me any trouble,” she said.
“I’m so lucky to have you. But you’re too
good. It breaks my heart.”
“I don’t want you to carry the world on your
shoulders. If you’re suffering, tell me. I’ll
always be here for you.”
I hugged her back.
She knew what was going on.
I had been working so hard.
I had been so focused.
Jason was my goal. I joined the military for
him. I became a judge for him.
I had been waiting for this.
Now it was over.
I told my mom: “It’s over. It’s finally over.”
We would be happy.
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