Possible criminal charges.
Gordon tried to argue.
But every word sounded weaker.
And me?
I stood there, covered in mud…
And realized something I should have known all along.
I was never alone.
People had seen.
They had remembered.
And when it mattered most…
They showed up.
By afternoon, the worst of the mess was gone.
Someone brought me water.
Someone cleaned the windows.
Mrs. Keane squeezed my shoulder.
“Your parents would be proud of how you held on.”
That nearly broke me.
Because maybe survival isn’t about staying silent.
Maybe it’s about what happens…
When people finally decide to stand together.

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