Trial of a Parasite
My sister-in-law clung to me, crying as she pleaded, “I’m sorry, we won’t send Ethan to private school. Please, just don’t take it out on him…”
My mother cried even harder, leaning against the doorframe, her body trembling.
The memory ended there.
But the audience was fully ignited.
“What kind of lunatic beats a child for no reason?”
“That poor kid. Stuck with a crazy aunt and her crazy daughter. What rotten luck.”
My nephew stepped down from the platform, clutching an egg in his hand, sniffling.
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