Extra Chapter -

My name is Xiaomei.

My parents have a deep obsession with me.

Their biggest wish is for me to become a well-behaved, obedient, and sensible child.

But my desires have nothing to do with my parents.

I want to bring my grandparents back to life.

I want to be with my grandparents again.

I hate my parents' need for control.

My mom says, "Without my help, how could you exist?"

My dad says, "Don't forget! You must be a qualified daughter! An excellent student!"

I can't control the obsession in my mind.

Summer vacation.

I secretly return to my hometown.

It's late at night, and all is quiet.

I arrive at my grandparents' gravesite.

Moonlight illuminates the scene.

My head begins to deform.

My palms start to elongate.

With fingers as sharp as sickles, I dig open the burial ground.

I embrace my grandparents' withered and decaying bodies.

The stench of corpses fills the air.

I pack their bones into a suitcase.

I drag them for 20 hours.

I endure the exhaustion.

I finally arrive at the Dead Sea.

Mist shrouds the sky.

Cold winds blow.

The waves churn.

I rush toward the deep sea I've been longing for.

My beloved grandparents.

I'm finally coming back!

- The End -