Whatever Daniel had known…
Whatever he had been trying to protect me from…
It was all inside that small, silent object.
I asked for a laptop.
Waited until the room was quiet.
And then, with a breath I didn’t realize I was holding…
I plugged it in.
Because one thing was clear now.
This wasn’t just an accident.
And whatever truth had been buried that night—
I was going to uncover it.
No matter how dangerous it turned out to be.