They killed at will. Tortured at will. Countless bursts of mouse blood exploded in front of me.
Time after time, I watched the syringe pierce into my body, my eyes filled only with terror.
My whole family was stunned at first, then they all frowned, disappointment on their faces, "Why act so pitiful? Even though we had people watching you abroad for a year, we sent you money every month!"
"Look at you now, fair and clean, your skin is even better than before. Obviously, you lived well." Mom snapped. "For what you did back then, letting you test medicine for Eve was already letting you off easy. Don't put on that wronged face, I'm not falling for it!"
Dad glared at me, roaring at the top of his lungs, "Enough, Audrey! Stop embarrassing yourself! A year has passed and Eve isn't even holding a grudge. Why are you still playing the victim? Have some shame!"
"Come home with us now!" Jeff walked toward me as he spoke.
Eve? At the sound of that name, my pupils suddenly contracted, my body began to tremble and I kept shaking my head. I let out an agitated squeaking noise.
Jeff's face darkened. He forcefully grabbed my wrist, trying to pull me away. But the next second, he actually tore off an entire piece of skin ...
He was shocked, "Ahhh … Audrey, your hand … what … what happened …"
Mom and Dad screamed in terror when they saw my bloody hand.
Jeff stared at the piece of flesh he had torn off, utterly shocked, "What's going on? How could this happen?"
Only I remained calm, placing my hand in front of the white mice to let them bathe in my blood. The white mice squeaked excitedly, I laughed with joy.
Actually, the drug testing had never stopped. Oral, topical, injectable, they used them all.
My whole body was covered in needle marks, my skin constantly ulcerated and my immune system was always on the verge of collapse.
Just before coming to the restaurant … They had dressed me up beautifully, even hired a mortuary makeup artist to cover up my true condition.
"What are you all standing around for? Hurry and get Audrey to the hospital!" Dad shouted.
Only then did Jeff snap back to reality and quickly picked me up. The warmth of his arms … felt familiar. For some reason, tears welled up in my eyes.
At the hospital, after the examination, Eve rushed into the ward, flustered and anxious, "How could Audrey lose a whole piece of skin for no reason? What did the doctor say?"