- 9.
I moved back to my apartment with Jay.
Life was good.
I had everything I needed. I didn’t know if Sarah
and her gang were adjusting to life in prison.
Jay spent a lot of money on a lawyer to make
sure those girls were sent away for as long as
possible.
Jay and I spent time together. He’d cook, and I
would wash the dishes. At night, he would hold
me while I slept. He was full of plans for the
future.
We would move somewhere new. Since I was
young, we wouldn’t think about getting married
for some years. But as soon as I was old
enough, he would marry me.
And when I wanted children, we would have
some. If I didn’t, we’d just adopt some. Or not
at all.
We could get cats and dogs. That was better
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than children.
Jay said, “If you don’t want any animals, you
can have me. I will be responsible for earning
money, and you can spend it.”
He was like a big, goofy kid.
But I never expected my mom and Jack to
come to my door.
Mom had lost ten pounds. Jack said that she
hadn’t eaten, slept, or drank anything for a
week. She was about to die, and I needed to
show compassion.
I was annoyed. If she was sick, she needed to
see a doctor. Why come to me?
I looked innocent. Then Jack cursed at me. He
said that if I wanted her to get better, I had to
write a letter, asking the court to lessen Sarah’s
sentence. Sarah was going to go to jail. But her
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life couldn’t be ruined.
It sounded like garbage. Did they think Sarah’s
life was more important than other people’s?
And then my mom dropped to her knees.
I didn’t tell her to do that. But she did anyway.
She needs to get struck by lightning, especially
since it’s for Sarah.
“Lily, I’m sorry. I know I have hurt you, and I
know that you have suffered so much. Everyone.
will make it up to you. But Sarah is also my
daughter. Please, please lessen her sentence,”
Mom cried.
Yes, she knew it all, but she still had a
preference for Sarah.
“I wish you hadn’t given birth to me,” I said,
shaking my head, and then told Jay to get the
broom and kick them out.
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When Jay came back, he had a huge bruise on
his face, but he was acting like he was a hero
because he beat up Jack.
I believed him.
Three days later, when the case opened, Jay’s
face was healed, but when I saw Jack, his eyes
were like a couple of giant plums.
The Suttons hired the best lawyers to ask for a
lighter sentence. But when the court was
opened, they had only hired a local attorney and
nothing was done. It was like no one cared
about Sarah at all. We had been ready to fight,
but it ended too quickly.
Sarah was sent to prison for ten years.
Why was it only ten years?
Later, I found out that the night before the
court opened Dad had let go of the team and
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court opened, Dad had let go of the team and
convinced Mom to not try and lessen Sarah’s
sentence. He had also made a sacrifice.
He had come to the courtroom. But I didn’t
care. I didn’t pay attention.
Jay and I moved on with our lives.
Oh yes, and something good.
Jay was going to take me overseas. He had
been in contact with his mom, and she
explained herself. She loved Jay.
Jay was forgiving, and he had decided to
forgive his mom.
Also, we wanted to move. So, Jay could work,
and I could get a college degree.
We left to find Jay’s mom.
Two years later, I lived overseas. I got an email..
It was the transfer of ownership for the Sutton’s
group.
Dad had given me seventy percent of the
shares.
In the past two years, Dad had tried to contact
- me. But I didn’t want to have anything to do
with the Suttons.
The last time we spoke, I told him to stop trying
to contact me, that I was fine.
After that, Dad never contacted me again.
The next time I found out about the Suttons
was after Jay and I got married.
Mom had finally recovered and left the hospital.
Dad had retired and was now taking care of the
Dad had retired and was now taking care of the family.
Jack was often seen in the news, volunteering
all over the country. He had become a hero.
Everyone seemed to be living their lives.
