Chapter 1 - no, from that morning—in a drawer where I had shoved receipts.

I almost kept it as evidence.
There was no reason.
The criminal case was over.
The divorce was over.
The bag proved nothing.
I threw it away.
For a year, I had preserved everything.
Screenshots.
Emails.
Call logs.
Envelopes.
Receipts.
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Evidence had saved me from being told I imagined what happened.
Healing required learning that not every object needed to remain a witness.