Chapter 16 - CECILY’S WRIST
Cecily’s fracture required surgery.
Plate and screws.
She could return to sewing gradually, but fine repetitive work hurt for months.
That mattered.
Not every injury disappears before trial.
She lost freelance jobs.
Workers’ compensation covered some wages.
The civil case covered disputed additional losses later.
She did not become wealthy from settlement.
No million-dollar windfall.
Her wrist ached in cold weather.
She hated that detail because it sounded literary.
“It’s just arthritis around hardware.”
Reality often sounds written.
Cecily also made a mistake.
She posted online after the fountain incident:
Maybe now people will believe what happened to me.
No names.
Everyone knew.
Vanessa’s attorney argued she had motive to align her story with mine after public scandal.
Fair issue.
Cecily deleted nothing.
Preserved account.
May you like
Admitted anger.
Credibility survives better when witnesses stop pretending they are emotionally neutral.
