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press charges.”

“I know.”

But I said it quietly, because the truth was more complicated.

I wanted charges. I wanted lawsuits. I wanted police reports and judges and consequences. But underneath that, buried in a place I did not like looking at, was something uglier.

I wanted Vanessa to lose.

Not just apologize. Not just be embarrassed at Thanksgiving. Not continue reading …