Wordle by Wordle: Day 231
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024
Wordle #1166 – LITHE
Bree’s performance of enjoying the drink subtly shifts into real pleasure. Her eyes flutter closed as she savors her beverage, wrapping her lithe fingers around the tiny cup, and she lets out a soft, satisfied sigh.
I wonder, again, what life must have been like for her in prison, to make her so grateful for such a small thing as a cappuccino. For a microsecond, I feel sorry for her, but then I remember… everything.
After our confrontation on I Heart Homicide, and after a short stint in jail myself for breaking bail conditions, the case against me was dismissed. With help from Aparna, of course. Though she did briefly threaten to “let me rot” for the stunt I pulled.
Then, less than 48 hours and almost ten million YouTube views later, Bree was officially charged with second-degree murder.
But even with Bree’s viral confession, the prosecution barely had a leg to stand on—maybe one little pinky toe, at best. The DA’s office had just had a different defendant all lined up to stand trial for the same crime, after all, and more egg on their face than a competitive eater at an omelette bar. So, with accusations of police incompetence and procedural misconduct swirling around the case, the prosecution had agreed to a plea deal:
Voluntary manslaughter. Sentence: three years in state prison.
Some people—okay, a lot of people—think Bree got off too easy. Me? I think…
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