Two years ago, I got a rabbit, and my father died. One year ago, I got a hamster, and my sister died. This year, I got a dog. While walking the dog, a woman blocked my path. She stared straight at me and said, "Girl, your family is under a Zodiac Curse. If you were born in the Year of the Dog, and a dog enters your home, you will surely die!" 1 The woman's words made my head explode. I looked up at her and noticed her strange attire. A mask covered half her face, and her exposed eyes shot out a cold light. I instinctively backed away, but she pressed closer step by step: "Many people have died in your family in the last two years, right? Did someone die every time you brought an animal home? "Did they die horribly? Like they were slaughtered, with no whole corpse left? "Now that a dog has entered, if anyone in your family belongs to the Dog zodiac, they will die even more tragically than the others!" My head banged against the wall, cold sweat pouring down. It was true. My dad was a Rabbit, and my sister was a Rat. And I... I am a Dog. The year I raised the rabbit, my dad was torn apart by an excavator. The year I raised the hamster, my sister was ground to bits by a mixer. The day after they died, the rabbit and hamster both mysteriously disappeared. Thinking about this made my scalp tingle. "Girl, the Zodiac Curse is a half-month curse. From the day the dog enters, the cursed person has only 15 days to live. If you can find the perpetrator in the remaining time, kill the dog, and feed at least 500ml of its blood back to them, you might live!" After speaking, the woman turned to leave. As if remembering something, she dropped a sentence: "Closest kin or deadliest poison. If you don't understand, you can find me here at this time tomorrow." 2 I looked at the dog in despair; it was affectionately licking my foot. His name was Lucky, and I had had him for exactly 11 days. If what the woman said was true, didn't I only have 4 days left? I led Lucky home, distracted all the way. There were only three people in the family: Grandma, Mom, and me. But now it was pitch black; it seemed no one was home. I walked in doubtfully and saw my mom's room door ajar. Ever since Dad and my sister died, Mom always locked her door. Curiosity drove me inside. I turned on the light; Mom's room was very tidy. My gaze fell on a locked box under her bed. Like a ghost possessed me, I squatted down and tugged at it; the lock actually broke open. My heart beat fast; I felt there might be something hidden inside. Until the moment the box opened, I screamed. Inside were two dried animal carcasses. Judging by the shape, one looked like a rabbit, the other like a rat. Stuck into their bodies were photos of Dad and my sister respectively. Both faces were smeared beyond recognition with red crosses. When my gaze fell on a separate photo nearby... My heart almost flew out of my chest. The face in this photo was also covered in red crosses. But from the hair and clothes, I recognized it was clearly me. 3 After escaping from Mom's room... I covered my head with the quilt, a feeling of suffocation washing over me like a tide. I grew up in an unhappy family. Mom was cold, Dad was violent, and my sister was weird. Except for food and drink, no one in this house cared about me. I could only rely on pets to relieve my loneliness. I didn't expect to fall under a Zodiac Curse, burying Dad and my sister. "Closest kin or deadliest poison..." The woman's words floated in my mind. After Dad and my sister died, Mom became restless. Every night she would bring a masked man home. Then, sounds that made one blush would come from her room. This person who cast the curse... Could it really be... Mom? Did she eliminate obstacles just to be with that man? But I didn't care about her affairs; why did she want me dead? Amidst thousands of thoughts, I fell asleep in a daze. Then, I had a dream. I dreamed Lucky climbed onto my bed. I wanted to pet him, but he suddenly opened his mouth wide. Sharp fangs sank fiercely into my arm. I heard the sound of bones cracking and saw flesh flying in the air. That pain was heart-wrenching. "Ah!" I screamed in despair, waking up from the dream. But abruptly met a pair of crimson eyes. 4 It was Mom... "Did you have a nightmare? You kept screaming?" Mom stared at me dead-on with bloodshot eyes, her voice devoid of emotion. "Yes... a terrible dream!" "Oh..." Mom nodded, raised her hand, and wiped the sweat from my forehead. Suddenly, she put her mouth to my ear and said: "I found someone to tell your fortune. You have a great calamity this year and need a dog to pass the tribulation. Never let anyone hurt Lucky, remember!" After speaking, Mom prepared to leave. But she bumped into Grandma who had come in at some point. "Why didn't you make a sound coming in?" Mom's voice was full of dissatisfaction. "I heard Ning scream, worried about Ning..." "Just a nightmare, she's fine now." Mom interrupted Grandma, pulling her out forcefully; Grandma almost fell. At the door, Grandma suddenly looked back at me. Her eyes were full of worry.
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