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My crippled sister, Monica Porter, jumped from the roof of the classroom building. The day before she died, she had just been fitted with the custom prosthetic legs I had paid for with ten years of savings. She was glowing, excited to finally stand up on her own. But my wife's best friend, a guy she said was just like a brother to her, locked Monica inside an empty art room. He smashed her new legs, forced her to crawl on the floor and lick paint clean to retrieve the broken parts, and recorded everything on video. And my wife, a judge, ultimately ruled that the case could not stand. "The video cannot confirm the time it was recorded and may represent consensual performance art between both parties," she said. Sandra Pauley's final judgment was simple. "The deceased had a history of depression. The school and the defendant bear no responsibility." I smiled and cooked her a full table of food. The next day, I hung the bully, Eric Hoyles, from the school's flagpole and livestreamed it to the entire internet. "Honey, remember how you said Monica had such pretty legs?" I raised a claw hammer and brought it down on his ankle. "If you don't hand over the video evidence right now, I'll hook out his Achilles tendon one strand at a time and let him learn what it feels like to crawl!" The wind passed through. His screaming broke apart in the air, mixing with the strained creaking of the flagpole until it sounded almost like music. The live chat went insane. Meanwhile, I laughed until my eyes filled with tears.
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Along with the letter, there was a brown paper envelope.The warden wrote that it contained Sandra's personal effects and that she had specifically asked for it to be given to me.I hesitated for a long time before finally opening it.Inside were more than a dozen pages, packed tight with handwriting. The letters were messy and twisted, heavy with despair and struggle.Sandra wrote that she knew her crimes were unforgivable, and she wasn't asking for my pardon.She only wanted to tell me the truth.She said the reason she slid step by step into the abyss was not, in the beginning, because she loved Eric.It was because Eric held something over her. Something lethal enough to destroy her entire family.Years ago, her father, a high-ranking official, had committed a serious act of negligence.The only proof, a critical audio recording, somehow ended up in the hands of Eric's father.From that moment on, the Hoyles family became a hidden, venomous snake, using that leverage to c
Clean Verdict, Dirty Truth Chapter 10
Meanwhile, Sandra was left to rot in the shadows, slowly falling apart.That was a punishment far crueler than death.I went to Monica's grave and laid down a huge bouquet of sunflowers, her favorite. They were bright yellow, like the sun itself."Monica, I got justice for you. Everyone who hurt you paid the price. You can rest now."A light breeze passed through. The sunflower heads swayed gently in front of the headstone, as if Monica were answering me from somewhere beyond time.-I am Bradley Porter.I once turned myself into a monster for the sake of revenge, walking the thin line between the law and the abyss.Now, I had chosen to return to the world of the living.With Harriet's help, the Monica Beacon Foundation quickly found its footing.We provided free legal aid and long-term psychological counseling for children who had suffered from school bullying. We also helped children like Monica, kids who lost limbs due to illness or accidents, by giving them the best prost
Clean Verdict, Dirty Truth Chapter 9
"Bradley understands the dark side of human nature far better than any of you imagined."The evidence was overwhelming. There was nothing left to argue.The judge's face had gone livid. He slammed the gavel down, his voice carrying a level of authority and fury the courtroom had never heard before."Order! Bailiffs, take the suspects, Sandra Pauley and Eric Hoyles, into custody immediately. This trial is suspended. The case will be reopened as a separate investigation!"-The truth broke into the open, and public opinion flipped overnight.Nationwide outrage erupted like a volcano, burning away every last trace of the halo Sandra and Eric once wore, leaving nothing but ash and contempt.In the new proceedings that followed, the complete video was finally released to the public.The footage showed Monica being cornered in the art room, bullied, humiliated, and stripped of her dignity piece by piece.Its cruelty shocked everyone who saw it.The despair and agony Monica endured
Clean Verdict, Dirty Truth Chapter 8
Under Harriet's insistence and the overwhelming pressure of public opinion, the judge finally agreed to a 30-minute recess to allow Harriet time to organize and submit her new evidence.Thirty minutes later, the court resumed.The atmosphere in the room had turned heavy and suffocating.Harriet opened with a complete financial analysis report.Standing in front of the large screen, she used a laser pointer to walk everyone through it step by step.Over the past five years, large sums of money had moved quietly between Sandra's personal accounts, her parents' company accounts, and the company owned by Eric's father.The amounts were enormous. Tens of millions of dollars. And none of it could be reasonably explained."Your Honor, members of the jury," Harriet said calmly, "I don't know what kind of friendly relationship requires this kind of financial arrangement."With that single sentence, the foundation of their so-called innocent bond cracked.Sandra's face had already gone
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