Camera flashes brightened the area outside the building. The cameras that had pointed at my guilty crimes were now pointed at a huge black and white portrait with my face on it.Below the stage, my parents, whose hairs were gray with age, sat in the first row with their backs straightened and faces covered in tears. They could finally announce publicly to the world, "That's our son, Julian Colt."Kyra was in her police uniform when she walked onto the stage to give her speech. She was holding the official speech in her hands, but she did not read a word from it. Kyra looked up and swept a glance at everyone below the stage, her gaze stopping on my portrait."We are standing here today to revive the honor of a real hero." Her voice covered the entire square through the microphone, and it reverberated through my translucent soul. "Officer Julian Colt volunteered to go undercover three years ago…"Kyra started telling the story of my life, telling everyone about every honor I earned f
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