At long last, the dust had settled.
Sandy and Devin were both sent to prison, their futures now confined to cells and years of regret.
For Sandy, the pampered life she had always known came to an abrupt end. Strict routines, coarse meals, and demanding work became the new reality for the girl who had never lifted a finger for housework before.
Life in prison was nothing like the life she had known.
Because of the severity of her crimes, the other inmates kept their distance. No one offered her comfort or sympathy.
She cried until her voice went hoarse and wrote letter after letter, begging my mom and me to forgive her. She tried every possible way to persuade us to help her.
I refused every time.
For the first time, she experienced true helplessness and isolation, but her regret cam
