
The Caged Bird He Killed
I Fell From the Thirteenth Floor
I Fell From the Thirteenth Floor I died with my unborn child inside me. One body. Two deaths.
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Stories marked with slow burn.

I Fell From the Thirteenth Floor
I Fell From the Thirteenth Floor I died with my unborn child inside me. One body. Two deaths.

The Caged Canary
The Caged Canary In my dream, there was a canary locked in a cage without light. It threw itself against the iron bars until its wings bled. It sang until its throat tore.

I saved him when he was a starving boy in the south. Years later, he became king with my family’s help.
I saved him when he was a starving boy in the south. Years later, he became king with my family’s help. But he forgot me, crowned the woman who stole my story, and believed every lie she told. On their wedding day, she sent me poisoned wine. I drank it beneath the cherry tree and danced until I died.

He promised to marry me when we were young. Then he returned from war and married my sister instead.
He promised to marry me when we were young. Then he returned from war and married my sister instead. Three years later, my sister died in his house, and I married him as his second wife to uncover the truth. I thought he was the murderer. I was wrong.