Harrison froze.“Last month, Jocelyn fell down the stairs on her own. When I said I hadn’t pushed her, did you believe me?“Today, she jumped into the pool herself. When I said I hadn’t touched her, did any of you believe me?”Harrison’s face grew paler with every question.“Harrison, for the past three years, whenever Jocelyn and I had a conflict, all of you blamed me without even asking what happened. You’d already decided I was a cruel, jealous person.“So I admitted I was guilty. Isn’t that what you wanted all along?”I gave him a bitter smile. “Now you’ve got what you wanted, and you’re asking why I didn’t defend myself. Harrison, don’t you see how ridiculous you all are?”Rain fell between us.Harrison’s tall frame swayed.“Summer…”He instinctively took a step toward me, reaching out as if he wanted to hold on to something.Just then, a night bus pulled up at the stop by the road.I didn’t look at him again. I turned and climbed aboard.The driver, an older man, saw how miserabl
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