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

jaw worked. “I reacted to protect my daughter.”

“Did Emma touch Brooklyn?”

“She grabbed the handlebars.”

“Did she strike Brooklyn?”

“No.”

“Kick her?”

“No.”

“Threaten her?”

“She was aggressive.”

“In what way?”

“She was yelling.”

“She said Brooklyn could not ride her bike?”

Vanessa’s eyes flicked to me.

“Yes.”

“And for that, you struck her hard enough to fracture continue reading …