Chapter 9 - The Police StationThe police station was brightly lit when they arrived.
Clara nearly turned around.
Fear returned the moment she stepped through the doors.
What if they didn't believe her?
What if Tyler convinced them she was lying?
What if she had made everything worse?
Eleanor touched her shoulder.
“Tell the truth.”
Clara nodded.
So she did.
She told them everything.
The threats.
The intimidation.
The violence.
The years of fear.
And finally, what had happened that night.
Eleanor gave her own statement.
Her voice shook.
But she didn't leave anything out.
When the officer asked whether she had witnessed Tyler's behavior, Eleanor answered:
“Yes.”
That single word changed everything.
Clara had spent years believing she had no one.
Now she had a witness who had finally decided to speak.
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Leo sat quietly beside her, clutching a small stuffed dog.
For the first time that night, Clara allowed herself to imagine a future.
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