Chapter 19 - “WHAT DID YOU DO?”

Planned length: 900 words
Daniel confronts Vanessa about Aster Row, but not yet about the staged assault.
She lies.
Then changes her explanation.
Then blames Lydia.
Daniel asks why she wrote that he had “chosen” her.
Vanessa realizes he has seen the messages.
She begins crying.
For the first time, the same tears that once controlled Daniel no longer work immediately.
Cliffhanger: Daniel asks the question he has been afraid to ask:
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“Did my father ever touch you?”
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