Justice Served

Valerie’s POV

Two days later, they brought me back to court.

Same cold walls. Same polished floors. Same long hallway with its too-clean smell. But this time, the air felt different. Thicker.

They didn’t put me in cuffs. They just let me in with two officers—quiet, serious. I didn’t ask them anything, and they didn’t say much either. Just nodded when the bailiff held the door open.

I walked slowly