Manfred Powers truly regretted it now. At ten years old, he lost one sister, and now, he had lost another.

Back then, he was the one who took Shirley Powers out. What had he promised her? That he would protect her, that he would bring her back. But instead, another sister died because of it.

He couldn’t stop thinking—if he hadn’t wanted to go out to play, if Shirley Powers hadn’t agreed, nothing would have happened. Maybe Christine Powers wouldn’t have died.

So, it had to be Shirley Powers's fault.

But when he saw Shirley Powers jump from that window, in that moment, he finally realized—it wasn’t her fault. It...