"The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets..."

~ Sara Shepard

Last Deed

There's a twenty-floor drop, but that's far from her apprehension.

"I'm sorry... it must be this way. Please forgive me." It's the only way to assure justice will be served.

Tipping her nose to the moon, her chest heaves as she lifts herself onto the ledge. With a plaintive smile, tears leak as the breeze ruffles her curls.

'Kayla never got justice, but now...' the thought assuages her.

There's no turning back. She can't tolerate his freedom.

Responsible for withholding her sister's rapist's identity because she feared repercussions, guilt consumed her conscience until...

she committed her last deed.