Over the next 2 years, I worked in Professor Warren's laboratory while completing my undergraduate degree and contributing to doctoral-level projects. By the end of my junior year, I had published three top-tier conference papers as first author.
During that time, David served his 6-month sentence and began his 2 years of supervised release.
He found me outside a CIT laboratory building 3 weeks after leaving prison.
The Westvale sunset stretched his shadow across the pavement.
"Emma."
He had lost a great deal of weight and looked hollow, as though something inside him had been drained away.
Back in high school, he had been the kind of boy who turned heads in the hallways and ruled the football field. Now he looked 10 years older than he was.
"Emma, I ruined everything. Sophia manipu
