Till death murder us apart
But Jacob’s voice carried no doubt.
“It wasn’t suicide,” he said. “He killed her.”
The accusation hung heavily in the air.
Jacob spoke of bruises hidden beneath long sleeves, of fear masked behind forced smiles. He spoke of a sister who had tried to leave, who had whispered truths no one else had heard. And then, suddenly, she was gone. And Ethan Cross had walked away untouched until now.
The media storm eventually quieted. Headlines shifted. The city, as it always did, moved on. But not everyone found closure.