Chapter 15 - The Person Standing Beside Me

The hospital hallway became silent.
The police officers moved slowly.
Nobody wanted to believe the name on the document.
I stared at the screen.
The name was there.
Clear.
Impossible.
The person who started everything wasn’t Brandon.
Wasn’t Amanda.
Wasn’t my sister.
It was someone who had spent the entire time comforting me.
Someone who held Nancy’s hand.
Someone who cried beside her hospital bed.
Someone I never suspected.
The person stepped closer.
Their face changed when they realized we knew.
The officer reached for the file.
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And then the person whispered:
“I never wanted Nancy hurt… I only needed Samantha to disappear.”