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Trigger Warning: Mental health, Physical violence, gore, or abuseHard KnockIn a crowd full of strangers, the silence was heavy, the tension as thick as my head, both hard to cut through. He could hear the ice cracking beneath his feet, ready to swallow him whole. Did they know my secret? “Now Mr. Bane,” the judge said, “As you well know, a condition of your plea deal is to give an account of what transpired on the day in question.” “Your honor,” I looked around loosening my tie hoping that may ease my struggle to find the right words. “Mr. B...
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