And that’s why I had the influencer expose his and Sharon’s glorious history before he had a chance to sweep it all under the
rug.
He looked at my mom and me and sighed, his usual tactic. “Let’s home.” His mantra was always family matters stay in the fami- ly. “We can talk this over at home. Jessica, if you’re unhappy about something, you can tell me. I’ll listen.”
I had stopped believing his lies a long time ago.
So, just as he assumed we would obediently follow him home, the police arrived.
An officer stepped into the center of the crowd. “Who called the police?”
Ignoring my father’s darkening expression, I raised my hand. “I did!”
I pointed at Sharon. “This woman not only publicly assaulted my mother and me, but she also slandered and defamed us. She cau-
sed immense psychological and physical harm, and she has utterly destroyed our rep
with him, this
officer.
deta
violently
My father stared at me in shock. I looked at my mom, a silent plea for support. If she backed down now, if
would all be for nothing. I was terrified she would give in, right up until she walked past my father and
“There are security cameras all around our building,” she said, her voice clear and steady. “They assaulted us. I want to press charges. Against every single one of them.”
“Officer,” she said, her voice ringing with a strength I’d never heard before. “Please, bring every
one
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And so, Sharon and every one of her accomplices were invited down to the police station. My father’s face was a mask of thunder
the entire time, especially as he listened to Sharon’s “friends” all change their story, pointing their fingers squarely at her.
“Officer! We’re victims too! This woman, this mistress, she tricked us! She said she was the victim, she even used those lines from
social media, you know, if we stand by and watch today, disaster will strike us tomorrow,‘ to scare us!”
