For three years they called me a freak—and I stayed silent—until they touched my little sister in front of everyone, and the truth I buried finally came out and changed everything.

small home. “They were just some government security people who handle old military records; it was all just a big misunderstanding with the school board.” I squeezed her shoulder gently, trying to project a sense of safety that I didn’t actually feel. “As for Brody, he just tripped on his own feet; I just pushed him at the right time.”

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