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

with a bat. She had taught her that wanting something was enough reason to take it, that other people’s boundaries were insults, that tears could be tools.

Then the prosecutor presented Emma’s continued impact.

Therapy records. Anxiety. Nightmares. Missed school. Lingering pain. Scar tissue. Lost softball season. Fear at family gatherings. The way she continue reading …