Inside the house, Vanessa made hot chocolate for Lily and turned on cartoons in the living room.
Then she pulled me into the kitchen.
“You’re calling the police,” she said.
“I know.”
“You should have done it sooner.”
“I know.”
I rubbed my face.
“I thought Claire would believe me. I thought once Lily told her…”
Vanessa shook her head.
“Some people choose comfort over truth.”
That sentence hit me hard.
But she was right.
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