November brings unexpected news.
I'm in the foundation office reviewing scholarship applications when Sarah calls.
"Your mother's trial date has been set. January fifteenth."
"Okay. And this affects me how?"
"The prosecution wants you to testify."
My stomach drops. "Testify about what?"
"About her abandonment. About the fraud. About the impact of her deception on your life. They think your testimony will be compelling for the jury."
"I don't want to see her."
"You don't have to testify if you don't want to. But the prosecutor thinks it would help ensure she faces consequences for what she did."
I sit with this. "Can I think about it?"
"Of course. Let me know by the end of the week."
That night, I tell Marcus.
"What do you want to do?" he asks.
"I don't know. Part of me wants h
