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Chapter 5: The Trial

Chapter 5: The Trial

Six months later, the courtroom remained packed.

The prosecution played the hidden camera footage.

Then came the forensic evidence.

The sedatives.

The fingerprints on the pill container.

The text messages.

The surveillance footage from outside showing Vanessa carrying a large black trash bag toward the dumpsters before sunrise.

Every lie collapsed.

My mother never looked at me once.

Vanessa cried through the verdict.

The jury needed less than four hours.

Attempted murder.

Child abuse.

Conspiracy.

Evidence tampering.

The judge called it one of the most disturbing family betrayals he had ever seen.

Each sentence echoed through the courtroom.

Years in prison.

No parole for decades.

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Marcus squeezed my hand.

For the first time, I felt safe.

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