Just then, Mark, who had regained his composure after seeing the footage confirmed as look with Stella and stepped forward.
cal, exchanged a
“The bad guy is Melody!” he shouted. “She’s a terrible person! She could sneak out of police custody to co-
mmit crimes!”
“We just checked! There’s a small alley behind the police station, a blind spot for the cameras! Melody must have escaped through there!”
“And her dad’s a locksmith! Who knows if she learned the trade from him? She could have easily picked the
lock while the guards were asleep and snuck out to do bad things!”
All eyes turned to me, filled with suspicion.
Even Officer Davis began to doubt me.
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Mark smiled triumphantly. “Officer, you have to arrest her! She killed someone! She has to pay with her life!”
The victim’s family chimed in emotionally, “Yes! I want her to pay for my son’s life!”
The crowd grew rowdy again.
Eyes filled with scrutiny, contempt, doubt, and disgust lingered on me.
I trembled under the weight of their negativity.
But I wasn’t scared. I was thrilled.
Because…
I had anticipated this moment.
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