Just a Pawn

Gael

Chloe began crying louder, wiping her tears again and again as if she could erase what she had done just by rubbing her face raw. Her shoulders shook as she looked around at the crowd, at the police, at Derek on the floor, at her parents at the back, and her sobs turned desperate.

“I didn’t do anything,” she cried. “I was trapped in this. I didn’t want any of this to happen.” Her voice broke