On the day of the trial, reporters crowded outside the courthouse. Our family's story had attracted widespread attention after the media picked it up. Dad wore the same old suit, and Mom wore black. He helped her up the courthouse steps, one careful step at a time. In the glare of countless camera flashes, they looked frail and worn, yet they kept moving forward with resolve. …Inside the courtroom, Dad sat at the plaintiff's table, representing all of us. Across from him, the defendant's table was empty. The trial was meant to give the dead some measure of justice, yet the defendant would never appear in court. There was something profoundly tragic about that.As my attorney, Mr. Shaw presented all the evidence to the court, including the surveillance footage, testimony from the victim's family, and the diary where I had poured out my longing for home and my hopes for the future. When Mr. Shaw read aloud the simple yet heartbreaking words from my diary, the courtroom fell
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