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wrong, and I want adults to know children should not have to forgive people just because they are family.”

My vision blurred.

Emma folded the paper and returned to her seat.

I took her hand.

The judge took a recess to review materials.

Ninety minutes passed.

Nobody spoke to us. That was the first mercy my family had offered in months.

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