cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

“Take it,” I said.

The settlement was signed.

Vanessa sent one final message before I blocked every possible path.

I hope you are happy. You destroyed me.

I stared at the words for a long time.

Then I whispered to my empty kitchen, “Not yet.”

Because the money was for Emma’s future.

But the bat still needed a courtroom.

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