Melissa was charged with multiple offenses and was arrested the same day for attempted sexual assault, defamation, extortion, and many other crimes.
Since her confession was public, there was no way she could be saved. Still, Melissa, delusional as ever, believed she would never spend the rest of her life in prison.
Her uncle would help. No matter what.
Susanna sat in the waiting room, her eyes bloodshot as she awaited her daughter's arrival. Melissa had already been confined, and Susanna's world, like her daughter's, was crumbling.
Tears streamed down Susanna's face when she finally saw Melissa enter the room, escorted by guards. Melissa's hair was disheveled, her eyes wide, and her clothes dirty.
The stench of prison clung to her. She looked every bit the image of someone whose world had come crashing down.
Susanna could barely recognize her. This girl was her daughter?
