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Walk free

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Chapter 135: Walk free

MARVIN EVANS

Mia wasn’t the same anymore. Since Dad’s funeral, she had withdrawn into herself, barely speaking, barely eating. I saw it in her eyes, the emptiness. She would sit for hours, staring at nothing, lost in a world none of us could reach.

Sophie visited often, trying to get her to eat, to talk, to function. Sometimes, Mia responded with a weak smile or a nod, but most times, she just existed in silence. Greg’s kids were around too, trying to lighten the mood, but it was like talking to a ghost.

I knew what she was feeling. I felt it too.

Dad was gone, Murdered in cold blood and the bastard who did it was still out there.

That changed the day Greg walked in.

I was sitting in the living room, flipping through TV channels, not really watching, when Greg strode in with a determined look on his face.

“I found him,” he announced.

I turned off the TV. Sophie looked up from where she sat beside Mia. Even Mia’s blank expression shifted slightly.
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