I never raised my voice. Calmness was my weapon.
I called an ambulance for Elena—not because of any visible injuries, but because neglect leaves wounds that cannot be seen. While we waited, Daniel began making excuses, as people with their backs against a wall often do.
“You don’t know how hard it is to live with someone like that,” he said, pointing at her. “She refused to work. She became unstable.”
“She stopped working because you isolated her,” I replied. “You cut off her access to money, her phone, her friends. That’s not love. That’s control.”
The woman grabbed her purse.
“I don’t want anything to do with this,” she muttered.
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“You chose the wrong house to learn from this,” I replied without looking at her.
When the paramedics arrived, Elena squeezed my hand.
“I thought no one would come,” she whispered.
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