Epilogue: Peace Is Not Boring
Patricia was ordered to complete anger management before requesting supervised visits.
Life did not suddenly become perfect.
Lily still asked painful questions sometimes.
I still woke up shaking some mornings from memories I wished I could erase.
But we were safe.
And safety, I learned, is not boring.
It is peace.
Sometimes the person everyone calls “dramatic” is simply the first person brave enough to tell the truth.
Sometimes the villain does not hide behind a mask.
Sometimes she wears pearls, smiles at church events, and believes the courtroom belongs to her.
But that day, everyone finally saw Patricia Harper exactly as she was.
And when the judge spoke, the entire room listened.