For several minutes, he wrote. No one spoke. Karla moved restlessly, crossing and uncrossing her arms. She no longer looked like an indignant mother. She looked like someone waiting for a trapdoor to open beneath her feet. When Ethan finished, he turned the tablet toward Laura. She read in silence. Then she looked at me….
On the spreadsheet, deposits appeared: $500, $1,000, $1,500. Descriptions: “For Ethan,” “Child’s treatment,” “Single mom support.” Single mom. Karla had dressed herself in my exhaustion to collect pity. “That doesn’t prove I stole it,” she said. “I had expenses too.” Ethan opened a screenshot. It was a conversation between Karla and a friend. “My mom…
The folder appeared on the screen like a life sentence. Karla stopped smiling, but only slightly. “What is that?” she asked. Ethan didn’t respond immediately. Sometimes he took a while to answer because he ordered his words like someone arranging very fragile pieces. I had learned to wait. Karla’s lawyer leaned forward. “Young man, if…
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