I couldn’t stay silent. “She told me,” I said, my voice shaking but clear. “Through Morse code. The same code I taught her years ago. She spelled your name, David.”
His face hardened. His jaw clenched.
Laura leaned forward. “We pulled your records from Ohio. Harassment. A restraining order. You walked away from it then. You won’t this time.”
The mask fell completely. His eyes darkened with rage. “She ruined everything,” he hissed. “She was supposed to be with me. She owed me!”
It was all the confirmation anyone needed.
Laura signaled to the deputies. “David Harper, you’re under arrest for attempted murder.”
He didn’t fight. He just glared at me as they led him out, his voice low and venomous. “This isn’t over.”
Hope and Justice
When I returned to the hospital, I sat beside Anna once more. I told her what had happened — that David had been arrested, that the truth was out.
A single tear slipped down her cheek. Then, for the first time, her lips parted. A faint, raspy whisper escaped.
“Thank you.”Continue reading…
