"Yes, Sir." Mr. Waters bowed slightly before turning to leave.
Trisha's face twisted in horror.
Lily, still trembling, finally snapped out of her daze.
The moment those damning words left Mr. Waters's mouth—the rest of her life in prison—Lily froze. Her mind went blank. Her body turned cold.
No. No, this couldn't be happening.
"Spending my entire life in prison?" Her lips trembled as she repeated the words, unable to accept reality.
Then, panic hit her like a tidal wave.
"Mom! Mom, help me!" she screamed, her voice raw with fear. Tears streamed down her face as she grabbed onto Trisha's arm with both hands, clutching it so tightly her knuckles turned white.
"I can't stay here! Not even for another day!" she wailed. "Mom, please get me out of here!"
But when Trisha didn't answer immediately, Lily turned to the one person she had spent years belittling and betraying.
