Chapter 15

Lauren pleaded guilty.
Identity theft.
Fraud.
Extortion.
Cyber impersonation.
Restitution ordered.
Prison time.
Probation.
No contact with victims.
Mandatory mental health treatment.
The sentence did not feel satisfying.
Not fully.
Because punishment cannot unprint photos.
Cannot erase whispers.
Cannot give back the version of friendship that existed before betrayal.
May you like
But it was a wall.
And walls matter.