First pages by Iraklis Lampadariou - HTML preview

Confession

I thought we were done. I don’t understand why you cal ed me

in again. Show a little respect for my mourning. It’s not even

been ten days since my siblings’ funeral. What new evidence

could you possibly have? On the day of the murder, I waited

for my father to come home, made him dinner and then went

to my mother’s grave. The candle has to be always lit.

No, I wasn’t jealous of my sister, I loved her. I don’t know what

Dimitris told you. I didn’t want to say it, but he kissed me once.

I kept it from my sister. She would’ve been devastated.

Fortunately, he didn’t bother me since.

A few days ago I had an accident. I fell down the stairs. While

trying to get up I injured my hand. This is where the bloody

clothes in my closet are from. I would never kil my siblings.

Why won’t you believe me?

Stop it, can’t stand listening to you anymore. Yes, I kil ed her. I

couldn’t stand living in her shadow anymore. Since we were

children, Anna was the best at everything, from school to

friends. Boys always noticed her. When I met Dimitris I fell for

him, but he chose her.

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Stelios was part of the plan. I knew he had a gun in his bedside

table. I took it. He wasn’t at home. He was at the coffee house. I

found him there and told him we had to go to Anna, because

something bad had happened to her. I had the note ready in

my pocket. I kil ed them and left. Everything about Stelios’

attraction to her was a lie. Why are you looking at me? You

cannot understand how it is to always be second. I have no

regrets. I am ready to pay for what I have done, but I have no

regrets.

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