"They believed her. They always believed her. She was Krystal. She was perfect. She was kind. She was generous. Why would she lie? What reason could she possibly have?"
Zara wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.
"I was suspended. They said I was unstable. They said I was a danger to other students. They said I needed professional help."
Her voice dropped to a whisper.
"I was expelled eventually. I lost my scholarship. I lost my friends. I lost my future. I lost everything I had worked for."
She looked at the camera, her eyes red, her face wet.
"I was just a broken girl for years. I couldn't get into another school. I couldn't get a job. I couldn't even leave my room. I just stayed there staring at the wall, wondering what I had done wrong, wondering why no one believed me, wondering if I was the crazy one after all."
