Chapter 13 - The cane

Dad’s cane stood near the study door.
Ryan grabbed it after I refused the keys.
At first, I thought he meant to scare me.
Then Melissa grabbed his arm.
I remember thinking:
She’s stopping him.
She wasn’t.
She said:
“Get the keys first.”
That sentence was captured by the hallway security system.
Ryan pulled away.
The first swing struck the marble beside me.
I backed up.
Then he struck my forearm.
I fell.
I protected my belly.
Melissa told me:
“Get out.”
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Then my brothers arrived.
That video became the cleanest evidence in the entire domestic case.