Mr. Henderson, his face still thunderous, turned to the police.
“This whole thing is a setup! Mark and
Sarah… they planned this!”
Mark, clutching his jaw, sputtered.
“Mr. Henderson! Don’t listen to her! She’s a
criminall Sho tried to kill el”
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criminal! She tried to kill us!”
I laughed, a cold, sharp sound.
“Who’s the real villain here, Mark?”
“You’d stoop this low, concoct such a vicious
scheme, just to…”
“Enough!” one of the officers barked.
“This isn’t a courtroom. We’ll investigate. If
you have evidence, present it. Otherwise, be
quiet.”
Mark subsided, still seething.
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Everyone was taken to the station, the
reporters trailing behind like hounds.
On the way, I watched Mark, his face a mask
of rage. I thought of our five years together.
Before Sarah returned, we’d been happy.
We’d cooked dinner together, talked about
our future, dreamed of traveling the world
after retirement.
Then Sarah reappeared, and Mark’s focus
shifted.
He started staying out late, his excuses
flimsy. He always sided with Sarah, no
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matter how irrational her accusations.
I’d clung to the belief that my love, my devotion, would bring him back.
Instead, it led to my ruin.
Mark glared at me, then moved closer to Sarah.
He must have told her what I’d whispered earlier. His expression darkened.
He kept glancing back at me, each look sending chills down my spine.
Whatever Sarah said seemed to calm him.
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A few minutes later, she turned to the officers
and reporters.
“Officer, I want to press charges against Lisa
Davis for assault.”
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Sarah produced the video and medical
reports she’d prepared.
The video showed me, face contorted in rage,
slapping Sarah across the face.
A sharp crack echoed, followed by Sarah
collapsing at my feet, begging.
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“Lisa, please! I’ll stay away from Mark! I
promise! Just… don’t hurt me anymore!”
The video ended.
Anyone watching would see Sarah as the
victim, me as the aggressor.
The expressions of disgust around me
confirmed it.
Sarah, gauging the reporters‘ reactions,
continued her performance.
“A friend took this video. I won’t reveal her
identity, to protect her.”
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