12/21/2025
At my family’s housewarming party, my own sister accused me of stealing $10,000 from her wedding gift. When I exposed her lie, my mother, in a rage, grabbed a baseball bat and smashed it over my head and my child’s. In pain, I banged my head against the wall but still tried to hug my three-year-old daughter.
I forgot all the pain when I saw her — my little girl, innocent and trembling, and stood frozen in shock.
The house buzzed with laughter. Glasses clinked. Mark grilled outside while Olivia poured wine, toasting “new beginnings.” Everything felt perfect… until she stood.
“Where’s the ten thousand dollars from my wedding gift box, Anna?”
The room went silent. My smile faltered. I thought it was a joke. I was wrong. Her eyes burned with accusation.
“You’ve always been jealous,” she hissed.
I laughed nervously. “Olivia, what are you talking about?”
She waved her phone. “Don’t lie! Mom saw you take it!”
Everyone turned to Mom. Her face twisted in fury I hadn’t seen since childhood.
“You embarrassed this family long enough,” she spat. “Confess—or get out.”
My heart pounded. “Mom, I swear I didn’t—”
Before I could finish, Mark grabbed the camera we’d set up to record the party. The footage played. And there she was — Olivia, slipping the envelope into her purse earlier that evening.
The truth hung in the air. Olivia’s face went white. The room gasped. Relief washed over me… until Mom’s expression darkened.
She grabbed the baseball bat from the wall — a gift from Mark’s collection — and swung before I could react.
Pain exploded across my temple. My vision blurred. I heard my daughter scream. The next thing I knew, the bat came down again — this time toward my three-year-old, Lily... Continuation in the first comment 👇👇