Emily Takes the Blame

She didn’t think twice. When Emily arrived at the police station, they told her Jacob

had confessed. But when she looked into his eyes, she knew something wasn’t right.

He was quiet, more withdrawn than she had ever seen. His eyes looked like they were begging

for her to fix this. He never asked for this. He never wanted to disappoint her.

The weight of her past decisions—sacrificing so much for him, trying to shelter him from the world—pressed

down on her. She had failed. But then she made the decision that would change everything.

Emily told the officers the truth. She confessed that she had been the one to cause the

incident, the one who had unknowingly pushed Jacob into a situation that ruined him.