Chapter 9: Emma Speaks
On day four, Emma was strong enough to give a full statement to the police and CPS.
She told them everything.
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How Diane had hit her the day after I left because she asked them to help with nighttime feedings.
How they took her phone for “screen time limits.”
How they told her she was a bad mother if she couldn’t handle everything alone.
How Lucas had been running a fever for thirty-six hours before I came home and they still refused to take him to the doctor.
When she finished, the detective closed his notebook and said, “We have enough.”
