She hated me, I swear she did. She always yelled, always hit, never took care to see what I thought. Never took care to see me.

I don't know what I did to deserve her; she was so hurtful and cruel. Even when I was a child- I'm 16 now. It wasn't as if I was a bad kid, I wasn't. I tried so hard to be what Kristina wanted, but I never could be.

Kristina wanted to lose me. I was a burden, the cause of all her troubles…that's what she told me. She said if it weren't for me, my father would never have been in that car accident, and my mother would never had committed suicide.

I was 5 when she told me this.

Kristina can't wait for the day when she can kick me out, send me to college, get rid of me. She is already sending out applications to colleges, already looking for scholarships. She wants me gone by the time I am 18.

But, I have a little surprise fir my dear aunt Kristina, I am going to be gone long before then…and so is she. My dear, dear, aunt Kristina, who will mysteriously die in her sleep tonight. My dear aunt Kristina, whose niece mysteriously disappeared this very same night.

You know, you were quite beautiful Kristina, if it weren't for your constant scowl. Perhaps, if you had learned to not blame others for your own troubles- you would have gotten your own man, and not been so jealous when my mother found my father.

That's right Aunt Kristina, you were jealous. You were jealous of my mother, of my father, and of me. Then, when they died, you felt guilty, so you took out your anger on me. You made me think it was all my fault-- and everything wrong in your life was all my fault.

But I am going to fix things Kristina; I am going to fix them. Finally, things will be ok. I will be at peace, you will be at peace, and I will be able to live my life.

You used to always have me fluff your pillows aunt Kristina, I hated doing that. Maybe that's why this is the best why to do things. No, don't struggle Kristina, don't panic. It will only make things harder. I cut off your air supply Aunt Kristina, just like you cut off me from experiencing life and being loved.

Goodbye Kristina, goodbye forever.