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“You really made a whole dress out of your dead dad’s clothes?” she continued, her voice dripping with mock sympathy. “That’s not sweet. That’s… desperate.”Dresses
The music faded in the background.
People were watching now.
Phones raised.
Waiting.Then came the sentence that cut deeper than anything else.
“You know what?” Chloe said, stepping closer. “He’s probably watching you right now… and he’s embarrassed.”
I felt something inside me break.
Wren froze.Apparel
Her hands trembled at her sides.
And then Chloe lifted her drink.
“Let’s fix it.”
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Before anyone could react—
She dumped the red punch directly onto Wren’s chest.
It soaked into the navy fabric.
Ran over the badge.
Dripped down like something alive.Beverage making course
The entire gym fell silent.
Wren didn’t cry.She didn’t scream.
She just looked down… and tried to clean the badge with shaking hands.
Like she wasn’t wiping punch—
But protecting something sacred.
Then—
A sharp screech echoed through the speakers.
The music cut out.
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Every head turned.
Chloe’s mother stood at the DJ table.
Microphone in hand.
Her face pale.
Her eyes… full of something deeper than anger.
Regret.
“Do you even know who that policeman is to you?” she said, her voice trembling but clear.Chloe blinked, confused. “Mom, what are you—”
“He wouldn’t be ashamed of her,” her mother continued, cutting her off.
The gym held its breath.
Then came the sentence that changed everything:
“He saved your life.”
The room shifted.
Completely.
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Chloe’s smile vanished.
“What…?” she whispered.
Her mother’s grip tightened on the microphone.
“You were six years old,” she said. “There was a car accident. Your father and I were trapped. You were unconscious in the back seat.”
No one moved.
No one spoke.
“That officer,” she continued, pointing at Wren, “was the one who pulled you out of that car.”A murmur spread through the crowd.
Chloe’s face drained of color.