My Daughter Called Me Monster

Synopsis

To save my daughter trapped in a burning house, I rushed into that sea of flames without a second thought. When the firefighters carried me out, my face had already been severely burned. From that day on, I, Emily Goodman, once a top influencer with millions of followers, became a monster everyone avoided. My five-year-old daughter clung to my leg, crying her heart out. "Mommy, you're the most beautiful mommy in the world. "I'm the one who hurt you. I'll be good from now on, I promise. I'll give you my eyes, my nose... everything." My husband held my bandaged face with trembling hands, his eyes red. He said, "Honey, your scars are medals for saving our daughter. You're our hero." I tried to move past the darkness and face life again, then I accidentally overheard them talking. "Dad, I don't want to bring classmates home anymore. When they see Mom's face, they have nightmares. They say we have a ghost in the house." My husband's voice was cold, like a stranger's, dripping with undisguised disgust. "You think I don't feel the same? Every time I see that ghastly face, I want to throw up. "Why didn't the fire finish her off? Keeping her alive is to torment us." I stood behind the door, holding the strawberry cake I'd waited in line to buy. I was to celebrate my daughter's perfect score. The cake slipped from my hands and splattered on the floor, bright red strawberry juice spreading like blood. It was like my heart, which I'd barely pieced back together, shattered beyond repair. I wiped my tears and didn't storm in to confront them. Instead, I turned and walked toward the deep, dark lake.