"Tell you what?"
I exhaled, "When were you going to tell me that her killer is still out there, Mother?" The words strained from my throat, taking all the air in my lungs with it. "When? When were you going to tell me that Julie's killer hadn't faced justice? What wasn't a lie!?"
"I didn't..." She released a shuddered gasp, still clinging to me. "We didn't want you to worry. We wanted to...handle it quietly so it doesn't affect you. We know how much you loved your sister, Rosa. It would have destroyed you."
"AND YOU GAVE ME HER NECKLACE!" I raged, sucking my bottom lips into my mouth to keep me from crying. "You gave me her necklace all because you wanted him to see it on me and give me the slightest bit of affection! Who the hell does that to their own daughter, Mom? I get it, I get it
