Ellie's POV This felt like a very good opportunity to make Emily pay for everything, but I was restricted by the fact that I wasn't sure what the court's judgment was going to be. Our parents, Ian's were seated in the crowd and had wide, heavy gazes at me. If I called Emily guilty and the court settled on executing her, I was going to be the reason for her execution, and I could already hear their voices, as well as those of the other ladies in school, blaming me. "Ellie," the elder called, "the court awaits your verdict, " he said, after my silence was becoming pretty prolonged. "I find them both guilty," I said with a shaky voice and bowed my head. My side eye caught a glimpse of the smile on Daniel's face, but the crowd did not share that pleasure, as they immediately gave i

