The moment I stepped back into the room, the atmosphere shifted, thickening with an unspoken tension that made the air almost palpable. I watched as Venus sat there, surrounded by Allison, Leo, and Anthony, her face contorted with a mix of defiance and fear. She had done something unforgivable, and now she was going to pay for it in a way that would make her regret every malicious thought she’d ever harbored.
I could still see the expression on Valerie's face when I assured her that she had nothing to be afraid of. I told her that Venus was envious of everything Valerie had, things Venus could never hope to possess. Valerie had endured so much, and yet, somehow, that only made Venus’s envy stronger, festering into something vile enough to destroy an innocent life. Venus had been invisible
