His Choice Wasn't Me
She straightened slowly in her chair.
“Melissa,” she said softly.
The girl turned to her, defiant but trembling.
“You’re right,” Sarah admitted. “Forgiveness is not easy.”
Daniel glanced at his mum, surprised. She rarely admitted uncertainty aloud.
“But listen to me carefully,” Sarah continued. “Forgiveness does not mean pretending something never happened. It doesn’t mean removing consequences. And it doesn’t mean allowing harm to continue.”
She reached across the table, resting her palm flat, not touching Melissa yet—waiting.