Taking the Blame
Hearing the rushed footsteps outside, she slapped herself and knelt beside the bed, tears in her eyes.
“I know you’re angry that Mom, Dad, and Jared care about me, and I know I will never compare to you because I’m adopted, b-but…
“But how could you call me a murderer?! I hate what my birth parents did, so how could I follow in their footsteps? You can scold me and shout at me as much as you like, but I won’t sit here and let you insult me like that!”
She looked at me proudly.
I looked at her and whispered, “Let’s hope your happiness lasts for a few more days, because if I were the family of those kids you killed, I wouldn’t stop until my child’s murderer was put behind bars.”