“I Was Protecting the Family”
Eleanor did not deny what she had done.
She spoke calmly, almost proudly. She said she was protecting the family. She claimed my past struggles made me unfit. She talked about weakness, about faith, about forgiveness she believed she deserved.
The authorities did not share her reasoning.
She was taken into custody that night.
Melissa was questioned for hours. She admitted she had seen her mother near the bottle earlier in the day. She sensed something was wrong.
She chose not to speak.
That choice followed her for a long time.
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