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Night of Parricide
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In the interrogation room, I sat in the defendant's seat. Faced with the police's questioning, I remained silent. But my anger was boiling inside me, with no outlet for release.
The officer asked, "Shen Lin, why did your mother confess so easily?"
"Don't you know?"
"The water meter records show that someone in your house was using water at the time of the incident."
"Yan Qingmin is taking the blame for you!"
I lowered my head and said nothing.
The officer pressed on, "What happened during the incident?"
I replied flatly, "My mom had a fight with my dad and accidentally killed him."
"Accidentally?" The officer scoffed. "Can an accident involve dozens of stabs?"
"And what about Your Grandmother? She was innocent, right?"
"She tried to stop your mom from committing the crime and was killed by your mom with a single stab."
I clenched my fists, my arms trembling slightly.
The officer asked, "Where were you during the incident?"
I gritted my teeth and answered, "I was at home."
The officer continued, "Then why didn't you stop your mom when you saw her kill?"
"Afterwards, why didn't you call the police right away?"
My voice choked as I said, "My mom... told me to wash my face."
The officer asked, "What happened after you washed your face?"
I closed my eyes and let the tears flow freely. "I just went to sleep."
The officer pressed further, "Did you never think about stopping your mom? Or calling the police?"
"How could you just watch her kill someone?"
I shouted in anger, "At that time, I was scared!"
"I was just a child!"
"I didn't know what to do!"
The police fell silent for a moment, then sighed.
He said, "Shen Lin, you are an adult now."
"You should understand what things are right to do and what things are wrong."
I gritted my teeth and said, "I don't understand!"
"I just want to protect my mom!"
The police asked, "Have you thought about the consequences your mom has to bear for your dad's death and your grandmother's death?"
"Have you thought about how you will face yourself in the future?"
I covered my ears and shook my head wildly, "I don't know! I don't know!"
"I don't want to know!"
"Don't ask me! Don't ask me!"
The police stopped questioning.
I was taken to the detention center.
I lay on the cold bed, staring at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
Images of my dad and Grandma's tragic situations kept flashing in my mind, along with scenes of my mom being beaten by my dad.
I closed my eyes, tears streaming down the corners of my eyes.
I didn't know how long I cried, but eventually, I fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, I was taken to the police station.
Sitting in the interrogation room, facing the police's questions, I remained silent.
The police asked, "Shen Lin, do you really not know what your mom has done?"
I shook my head, "I really don't know."
The police asked, "Then why were you at the scene when the incident happened?"
I bit my lip, unable to speak.
The police asked, "Because of what?"
I lowered my head and remained silent.
The police said, "Shen Lin, we know about your family situation."
"Your parents have always had a tense relationship, often arguing and even getting physical."
"On the day of the incident, you were supposed to be at school."
"But you took a leave of absence and went home early."
"What does this prove?"
"It proves that you already knew something would happen at home!"
I suddenly looked up, my eyes wide as I stared at the officer. "I didn't!"
"I really didn't know!"
The officer coldly replied, "Shen Lin, you are an adult now."
"You should understand what your actions mean."
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm myself.
I said, "I really didn't know."
"That night when I got home, there was no one in the house."
"I thought my mom had gone out to buy groceries, so I sat on the sofa watching TV waiting for her to return."
"Then I heard a noise coming from the kitchen."
"I walked over to take a look..."
I paused.
The officer asked, "What did you see?"
I gritted my teeth. "I saw my mom... attacking my dad and Grandma."
"I was terrified and stood there frozen."
"When my mom turned and saw me, she put down the knife and told me to wash my face."
"I don't know how I got back to my room; I just remember lying in bed with my mind blank."
"When I came to, I was already at the police station."
The officer asked, "Then why didn't you stop your mom?"
I forced a bitter smile. "How could I stop her?"
"She is my mom."
"And she had a knife in her hand."
The police officer paused for a moment and then asked, "Why don't you report it to the police?"
I lowered my head and replied softly, "I don't want my mom to go to jail."
The officer asked, "What about now?"
I looked up at the officer and said, "Right now... I just want my mom to be okay."
The officer sighed and said, "Shen Lin, you need to understand that the law does not consider personal feelings."
"Your mom killed someone, and she must face the consequences of the law."
I nodded gently, "I know."
"I just..."
"Just what?"
I hesitated for a moment but finally gathered the courage to say, "I just don't understand."
"I don't understand why my mom did this."
"I also don't understand why you insist that I say it out loud."
"I..."
I couldn't continue.
I covered my face, tears spilling through my fingers.
I don't understand.
I really don't understand.
I'm just a college student.
A college student who hasn't even turned 18 yet.
What did I do wrong?
Why do I have to face this?
I hate.
I hate my dad, I hate my mom, I hate Grandma.
I hate them for doing this!
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