{"id":4231,"date":"2026-01-04T00:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/live-to-tell-gardner-lisa\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:14:41","slug":"live-to-tell-gardner-lisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/live-to-tell-gardner-lisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Live to Tell – Gardner, Lisa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I don\u2019t remember that night much anymore. In the beginning, it seems like you\u2019ll never forget. But time is a nebulous thing, especially for a child. And year by year, bit by bit, details started to fade from my memory. Coping skills, Dr. Frank assured me. The natural evolution of my psyche starting to heal. Nothing to feel guilty about.<\/p>\n

I remember waking up to a scream. Maybe my mother\u2019s, but according to the police report, most likely my sister\u2019s. It was dark in my room. I was disoriented, couldn\u2019t see. And there was a smell in the air. That\u2019s what I remember most clearly after all these years. A smoky odor I thought might be from a fire, but was actually cordite, drifting down the hall.<\/p>\n

More noises. Things I could hear but not see: pounding footsteps, the thud of a body falling down the stairs. Then my father\u2019s voice, booming from outside my bedroom door.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh Danny girl. My pretty, pretty Danny girl.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

My door opened. A bright glowing rectangle amidst a field of black. My father\u2019s shadow, looming in the doorway.<\/p>\n

\u201cDanny girl,\u201d<\/em> he sang more brightly. \u201cMy pretty, pretty Danny girl.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Then he tapped the gun against his forehead and pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure what happened immediately after that. Did I get out of bed? Did I dial 911? Did I try to revive my mother, or maybe stop the blood pouring from my sister\u2019s shattered head or my brother\u2019s broken body?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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