>>5159283But that’s not all, Ophelia Bruun and her minions were absolved of all charges. One of Prancijan’s magnates financed her defense, the case was a sham from beginning to end – justice failed. The kids involved in the case were given reparations, only and only if they stick to the adopted last name ‘Bruun’ they were given by their abusers. Most of them rejected and got nothing. In the end, most of the people who went to prison were other police officers involved in the case.
You fought back from within the police force, talked to every person in the chain of command, even tried to appeal the sentence with a lawyer friend of yours, a ballsy guy if you ever met one. You got nothing. You quit the force. You remember being in tears outside the courtroom when everything was over, your friend Cal grabbed you by the shoulder and told you <span class="mu-i">“Today, today is not the day, but one day, I promise you, one fucking day we will have justice.”</span>
A couple of months ago, you were told that Yareli had to receive a badge of honor by the President in a private ceremony. She couldn’t decline or else her pension would be at risk. They probably forgot who she was at that point. When it was her turn to get the medal, Yareli choked him. The President ended up with damaged chords, and unable to sing like he used to for the rest of his life. You wish Yareli could’ve told you in person, but you can’t meet with her without bringing bad memories afloat. You’ll never be able to see her again. You miss your friend.
