The parents of the hit–and–run victim were the most emotional, pointing a finger at my nose and screaming curses
“The police station is right across the street! If you don’t give us an explanation, I’ll have the police arrest you and see you get the death penalty!”
V took a deep breath “I really didn’t do any of these things. The person who did is named Stella. I know her. She’s my ex–fiancé’s childhood friend. If you don’t believe
- me. I can have her come here for a confrontation. Also, I’ve been at the police station for the past three days ”
Before could finish, Mark and his darling Stella rushed over, interrupting me.
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The moment he saw me, Mark raised his hand and slapped me hard across the face.
“Melody, I’m breaking off our engagement!”
“I knew you were getting out today, and Stella was kind enough to come with me to pick you up. But you dare to slander her like this?”
“You make mistakes and refuse to admit them. I don’t have a fiancée like you. You’re not worthy of our family!”
Stella looked at me, her eyes red.
“Melody,” she choked out, “I know you’ve never liked me because I’m Mark’s childhood friend.”
“At home, you’d break a plate and say I did it. You’d pinch the neighbor’s kid and say I hit them. To keep the peace between you and Mark, I always just took the bla-
me!”
“But you can’t… you can’t accuse me of something like this! This is a matter of life and death!”
With that, she pushed Mark away, taking several steps back to create distance between them.
“Mark, if being your friend means I have to endure these false accusations and slander, then maybe we shouldn’t be friends anymore!”
“I can’t stand being pointed at and judged all the time! I have to bow and apologize for things I didn’t do, and sometimes I even get hit! I can’t take this kind of treat-
ment anymore!”
