Chapter 049 – Elaine Testifies
Chapter 49 - Chapter 049 – Elaine Testifies
Elaine testified next.
She said I had become forgetful.
She said I resisted help.
She said she feared I would fall, be scammed, or sign something unwise.
Mr. Lawson asked, “Did your mother know the bus ticket was one-way?”
Elaine hesitated.
“Yes.”
I looked at her.
That one hurt.
Mr. Lawson asked, “Did she know Aunt Carol was deceased?”
Elaine’s lips trembled.
“I forgot.”
“No,” I said before I could stop myself.
The judge looked at me.
I lowered my eyes.
But Elaine heard.
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She knew I knew.
She had sent me to a dead woman for shelter and called it care.
