My mother lunged forward to strike me again.
Before she could, I unlocked my phone and pressed play on the recording of our conversation from before.
"It's just that Lila took credit for something you did! Is it really worth holding onto all this time?" her voice clearly said.
I watched Dashiell's face drain of color. Shock twisted his features. His entire body began to tremble, and for the first time in years, the knot that had been tightening around my heart finally loosened.
I had stayed silent all those years... not only because my parents had stopped me, but because I had trusted him.
Now, there was no point in holding on to the truth any longer.
Dashiell collapsed to his knees, clutching his head as sobs wracked his body. "Why didn't you tell me? Eulalie, why didn't you ever te
