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The Rope That Told the Truth Chapter 10
One year later.I received my paralegal certificate.My score wasn't high, but I passed.My mother cried with joy and cooked a whole table of food.At dinner, my aunt asked, "Lena, are you going back to that college?""No.""Isn't that a shame?""It's fine. Next year, I'll start an online bachelor's program."My aunt still wanted to say something, but my mother stopped her."The child has her own plans. Don't interfere."After dinner, I returned to my room.A message arrived on my phone.It was from my college classmate, Lily Webb."Lena, did you see the news? Something happened to Sienna.""What happened?""She got into a fight while working down south and injured someone. She was arrested. They say she might go to prison."I put down my phone.I didn't reply.Another month later, I received a letter.The return address was a detention center.Inside was a piece of paper with a few crooked lines."Lena, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have bought that r
The Rope That Told the Truth Chapter 9
On my second day back home, I received a package.Sender: Detective Greer.Inside was a USB drive and a short letter."Lena, this is the complete footage from the cameras you placed at the cliff. I copied a set for you. The case is closed now, so the evidence no longer needs to remain sealed. I hope you live well. Greer."I inserted the USB drive into my computer.A folder opened.There were four video files inside.I clicked the first one.On screen, I crouched down to tie the rope for Chloe.The worn part of the rope was clear under the camera.I watched it three times.I confirmed that from every angle, no one could tell I had done it deliberately.Then I removed the USB drive and locked it in a drawer.In the third month of my leave from school, I found a job in my hometown.I worked at a bubble tea shop.The pay wasn't high, but it was enough.My mother worked as a cashier at a supermarket.Between the two of us, we could get by.The owner of the bubble tea shop
The Rope That Told the Truth Chapter 8
After getting into the cab, I gave the driver the address of the train station.The driver looked at me through the rearview mirror."Miss, are you that Lena Macmillan?""Yes.""I watched the video. You really didn't push her.""Thank you.""But you didn't pull her either."I looked out the window."I couldn't have held her.""You didn't try. How do you know?"I didn't answer.The driver sighed and said nothing more.At the train station, I bought a ticket home.While waiting, my phone rang.It was Molly."Lena...""Yes.""Why did you put cameras there ahead of time?""What do you think?""... Did you already know the rope would snap?""I didn't know. I was just afraid something would happen.""What were you afraid of?""That someone would blame me."Molly started crying on the other end."Lena, I regret it so much. If I'd spoken up earlier about the rope, would Chloe still be alive?""Maybe.""Would you have pulled her?""Maybe."She cried even harder.I h
The Rope That Told the Truth Chapter 7
The next day, my phone almost exploded.Classmates, teachers, reporters, strangers online.Everyone wanted to talk to me.I didn't answer.I only took one call--my mother's."Lena, I saw the news. Are you all right?" Her voice was shaking."Mom, I'm fine.""The girl who fell... was she your roommate?""Yes.""You really didn't push her, did you?""No. I didn't do anything."My mother was quiet for a few seconds."That's good. If you don't want to stay at school, come home.""Okay."After hanging up, I opened Twitter.The top trending tag was: #InfluencerSunnyFallsFromCliff.The second was: #MomentTheRopeSnapped.The third was: #LenaMacmillan.I tapped into the third one.The pinned post was from a gossip account."Influencer 'Sunny' fell to her death during a livestream. Roommate Lena Macmillan is being accused of 'watching someone die.' Video shows Lena never touched Chloe Pierce, but she also never reached out to pull her back. Police are investigating. Chloe's mo
The Rope That Told the Truth Chapter 6
In the interrogation room, Detective Greer played the footage once.The pinhole camera had captured Chloe standing at the cliff edge while I tied the rope for her. The frayed section of the rope was clearly visible.The action camera captured another angle: Chloe falling backward on her own, and the rope snapping.The voice recorder captured the conversations."Just buy any rope.""Pretend to fall."Every piece of evidence was clear.After Detective Greer finished watching, she was silent for a long time."Lena, did you know that when you tied the rope for Chloe, the worn section happened to sit exactly at the load-bearing point?""No.""You really didn't know?""I only tied a knot for her. The rope was already worn. Other than that, I never touched the rope."Detective Greer stared at me.I stared back.At last, she looked away."Fine. For now, you aren't responsible. But the case is still under investigation. Keep your phone on.""All right."I stood and walked to th
The Rope That Told the Truth Chapter 5
I turned around and removed the pinhole camera from my collar.Then I retrieved the action camera from the shrubs and the other one from the railing.Three devices. Continuous recording.Chloe tying the rope. Me helping her tie the knot. The close-up of the frayed section. The entire process of her shouting "don't push me" and falling.All of it was there.I also took the voice recorder out of my inner pocket.Every conversation from the moment we left until now had been recorded.Including Chloe saying, "pretend to fall."Including Sienna saying, "just buy any rope."Including Molly asking, "Should we test it?"That was enough.I put everything away.Then I waited for the police.The police arrived in twenty minutes.The lead officer was a woman named Detective Greer, in her early forties, with short hair and sharp eyes.She looked at me, then at Sienna and Molly."Who called this in?""I did."I raised my hand."Name?""Lena Macmillan. The deceased's roommate."D
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