The Lies I Could Hear

For ten years, they thought I couldn't hear.
They were wrong.
I heard Braden call me his "pet" at his bachelor party.
I heard Scarlett threaten to push me off a cliff.
I heard them plotting how to split my father's two million dollar inheritance.
I heard every detail of their plan to have me committed after the wedding.
My right ear was never damaged. For ten years, I just chose selective deafness—choosing to believe their sweet lies, ignoring the harsh truths.
They saw me as a helpless deaf girl, the perfect victim.
They didn't know that victims fight back.
And I heard every fucking word.