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

prosecution opened with the facts.

Claire stood before the jury in a gray suit, her voice steady.

“This case is about an adult who used a weapon against a child because that child said no.”

I watched the jurors when she said no.

Some looked at Emma. Some looked at Vanessa. One man in the second row tightened his jaw.

Vanessa sat at the defense table in continue reading …