---- I failed to answer all of them. While they waited for the ambulance, Pauline stood in the corner. "Chandler? Why would Mrs. Corey suddenly think about committing suicide?" she asked quietly. "Was it because of what happened this afternoon? "Tt's all my fault. I should have handled myself better." At her words, Chandler furiously dialed my number again. As he waited for me to pick up, he turned to Pauline. "You did nothing wrong! Her mother's very fragile with everything going on." I continued to ignore his phone calls, prompting Chandler to frantically spam me with voice messages. [God, Mariah, does your whole family have a ---- mental illness or something? If you're sick, get treatment! Why create so much chaos? [Your mother tried to hang herself in my house! If she wanted to die, couldn't she have chosen a spot far away? Was it her intention to come here and disgust me? (Was it because I had her stuffed into that coffin earlier? Is her temper really that volatile? Or did you instigate her out of your own frustration?] Every word cut me deeply. I tried my best but was unable to suppress a laugh. I was surprised that I didn't feel sad at all. You must have forgotten, Chandler. When I first married you, I playfully mentioned that my mom was especially afraid of the dark. You had hung up star-shaped lights all over this locust tree for her. ---- You said that this way, she wouldn't be afraid anymore. How about now? You had left her alone in that dark, claustrophobic coffin for so long. [Get to the hospital and take care of your mom!] Chandler spat. [I'm not getting involved. Her decision to commit suicide was her own, it has nothing to do with me! [And don't even think about using this against me! She bullied Pauline so she brought this on herself!] The ambulance arrived and the medical officers rushed in. My mom was lifted onto a stretcher, while Chandler and Pauline followed closely behind. Behind the locust tree, not far off in the corner, ---- lay a handwritten letter. When Pauline entered and saw my mom, her first reaction wasn't to scream. Instead, she clutched the letter tightly in her hand and hid it away.