The Dead Daughter They Couldn’t Escape

Gemma Cox has always been told she was born to suffer in her younger brother Derek's place. Her parents believe a psychic's claim that her pain protects him, so when she falls ill with a raging fever on her birthday, her mother drags her into an icy shower and tells her to pray for Derek's exam instead of resting.

Abandoned in a dark room, Gemma dies alone. Her parents never check on her; they only notice the smell days later, after Derek's celebration dinner. Rather than call for help, they hide the truth, paying strangers to bury her body in an unmarked grave so nothing can affect Derek's future.

Now a ghost no one can see or hear, Gemma drifts through the home that erased her, leaving desperate signs of her presence while her family steps over them without a second glance.