Author’s Legal Note – Protection and Truth
For now, the names, places, and some details of this story have been altered solely for privacy reasons and to avoid legal issues.
Nothing you’re about to read is fictional.
Every word, every scene, every emotion is real.
This is not a story — it’s testimony
If anyone happens to recognize themselves, that’s not my problem.
“Not to burn, but to illuminate.”
— J.B. Da Silva