I gathered the evidence and took Sabrina to court.
I hadn't wanted to drag things out.
A few days earlier, I had called her, but Derek had answered. He panicked the moment he heard my voice.
"Nothing's going on between us. I only came to ask about your mother. She's on the roof now, threatening to jump. She says she didn't do it."
I told Derek to put the call on speakerphone.
"Sabrina, we were best friends for over a decade. For the sake of that friendship, turn yourself in. It could get you a lighter sentence."
"I didn't do it! I didn't! Your mother died on her own. All I did was say a few things!"
I waited for her to finish, then let a few seconds pass.
"If you haven't turned yourself in by tomorrow, I'll take you to court."
Then I hung up.
A day passed without a word.
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