Their Graves, Her Guilt

ously crafted a lie, playing

strive for every penny, every academic honor. All while my secret fortune wa

l came: Ethan was dead, a

st, chilling reaction was to dismiss

n, the boy I' d coddled, was the one who took our son' s life. The words I' d once spoken, "A little

, discovered amidst his modest belongings, laid bare his silent

ysical blow, awake

ed, two new graves

forgive my betrayal,

a brutal dare to atone,

ere my entire world lay buried, I finall

my last ac