They Called Me A Liar Until I Died

Every time ten-year-old Elara tells the truth, a red flower blooms from her mouth. Her mother calls it proof of a lie, punishing her while doting on her sister, whose lips never bloom. When Elara dies alone behind a locked door, her spirit watches her family ignore the signs.

Only when her mother swallows the same seed does its terrible secret emerge: each flower was proof of truth, and every punishment brought death closer. Can a mother's remorse reach the daughter she refused to believe?