Chapter 6: Consequences

With the police mediating, Tanya twirled her hair, her apology as fake as her smile. "Okay, okay, sis, I must’ve mixed up the files. These old systems, right? Sorryyy."

I told the officer—no way, I wasn’t mediating. He nodded, resigned, but Tanya’s actions hadn’t crossed the legal line. Still, she was detained for three days.

Her new public sector job offer? Gone, thanks to her record. For once, she faced consequences. I felt a grim satisfaction—even if justice wasn’t perfect, it was something.

I thought it was over. The next day, I flew abroad for work, thousands of miles and a lukewarm airline coffee between me and my ruined wedding day. I wondered if Derek had ever truly seen me, or if he just saw what he wanted.