Chapter 7 - Child Protective Services Gets Involved
A state-certified Child Protective Services investigator named Miller pulled up behind my car outside the glowing hospital exit lanes.
She walked over to my driver-side window, holding a thick file folder filled with emergency protective orders and witness affidavits.
“Mrs. Vance, I’ve reviewed the medical reports and the initial police interview transcripts from your daughters,” Investigator Miller said gently.
“What happens next?” I asked, gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned completely white.
“We are issuing an emergency restraining order prohibiting your parents from coming within five hundred yards of your children,” she replied.
“And criminal charges?”
“Based on your father’s recorded admission and the children’s medical state, a grand jury indictment for reckless endangerment is virtually guaranteed.”
I felt a cold shiver run down my spine, knowing that my family was finally facing the consequences of a lifetime of arrogance.
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We merged onto Route 9, the dark winter highway stretching out before us like a ribbon of black ice under the moonlight.
The holiday lights twinkling on suburban houses looked mocking and hollow compared to the cold reality awaiting us at my parents' door.
