My Six Brothers Killed Me (Caroline) novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Memories.

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In the second year Helen had lived in the house, Caroline stopped receiving gifts altogether.

She had kept the ones she had gotten, treating them like precious treasures.

When the loneliness and hurt crept in, she would take them out and hold them close, convincing herself that deep down, her brothers still cared about her.

But now, it all felt like a lie she had told herself.

In her room, Caroline grabbed a large plastic bag and began stuffing it with the gifts from the suitcase.

The soft plush toys, the little trinkets, all of them went in one by one. Once the bag was full, she lifted it; the weight of it dragging her down and walked out of the room.

As she passed the dining room, Miguel caught sight of the bag. His face fell, a dark shadow crossing it. “Caroline, what are you doing?”

Caroline’s voice was cold, empty. “Throwing out the trash.”

She wasn’t talking about the gifts. She was talking about everything–the family ties, the empty promises.

If it was gone, it should be thrown away.

Miguel’s face tightened with worry. “I told you, I’ll make it up to yo

scene.”

I’ll make it up to you with a gift. Stop making a

The gifts were from when Caroline was a child, from her brothers.

They had meaning; they had memories attached.

He remembered how Caroline used to hug those stuffed animals, how they were her comfort.

If not for her pride, how could she ever let them go.

Liam’s voice broke the moment. “Miguel…”

Caroline didn’t even pause. She kept walking, heading for the door, not caring what Liam had said.

Downstairs, just as she was about to throw the bag away, a delivery man stopped her.

“Excuse me, can you tell me where Building 6, Unit 1 is?”

“I live in Unit 1, Building 6. Just follow me.”

She led him to the elevator, then up to her floor.

Chapter 36 Memories

door. That was when it hit her–the gift. The mysterious gift.

It had to be the limited–edition pendant necklace. There were only three in the world.

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She remembered the last time it had come. She had been downstairs, buying cigarettes for Fabian.

When she returned, she found Helen had already opened the package. Later, at Miguel and Liam’s insistence, the necklace had been given to Helen.

She knew exactly what these dinners were all about–people showing off, trying to one–up each other. Helen was vain enough to make sure it happened.