Chapter 29 The Verdict
The trial lasted two more weeks.
Every morning I sat in the same seat in the gallery, third row from the front, right behind where Callum sat with his lawyer. Every afternoon I went home with my jaw sore from clenching and my hands stiff from gripping the wooden bench. Zara came when she could. ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Name above The Door
2. Chapter 2 The Hierarchy
3. Chapter 3 The Library and The Letter
4. Chapter 4 Priya's Opening Move
5. Chapter 5 The Deal
6. Chapter 6 The first game 
7. Chapter 7 Hallway Performance
8. Chapter 8 Library Hours
9. Chapter 9 Cracks in the Armor
10. Chapter 10 What the light shows
11. Chapter 11 The Weight of the Silence
12. Chapter 12 The Diner on the main street
13. Chapter 13 The Rumor Mill
14. Chapter 14 Practice Kiss
15. Chapter 15 The Morning
16. Chapter 16 The Invitation
17. Chapter 17 Whatever the Gala means
18. Chapter 18 The Dress and the rules
19. Chapter 19 The final Preparation
20. Chapter 20 The Gala
21. Chapter 21 Aftermath
22. Chapter 22 The Morning After
23. Chapter 23 What we built in the rubble
24. Chapter 24 The Counterattack
25. Chapter 25 The Waiting Game
26. Chapter 26 How the light gets in
27. Chapter 27 The long road
28. Chapter 28 The Truth on the stand
29. Chapter 29 The Verdict
30. Chapter 30 The first day of rest
31. Chapter 31 Spring
32. Chapter 32 What the future holds
33. Chapter 33 What we Carry
34. Chapter 34 Prom Night
35. Chapter 35 The Summer Before
36. Chapter 36 The Anniversary
37. Chapter 37 New Rhythms
38. Chapter 38 The funeral
39. Chapter 39 Thanksgiving
40. Chapter 40 Winter Light
41. Chapter 41 Basketball court on the fifth Street
42. Chapter 42 Christmas Eve
43. Chapter 43 New Year's Eve
44. Chapter 44 January
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