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Lauren opened her mouth again to question Emma but I jumped in. ‘Emma, if you were able, what would you do? Where would you go?’
Tears spilled down her cheeks. ‘I’d turn back time. I’d make my mum move to Bali or America or Siberia. Anywhere but staying here.’
I could see by their faces that the two cops thought she was being ridiculous, but there was more to it than a teen tantrum. They needed to get their s**t together and stop treating Emma like a criminal for not cooperating.
‘Why did you have to move?’ I asked gently. ‘What happened?’
‘It was his fault. Mikey. Mum should never…’
‘Do you mean your stepdad?’
‘Mikey? s**t, no!’ She glared at me. ‘That loser was never my stepdad. He was just a moron, a leech. He had Mum twisted up and doing whatever he wanted.’
I didn’t want to
