I saved the life of my mother's murder.

I will never forget standing in the court as our attorney ask me question after question to prepare me to stand trial. But this one question that he asked will remain with me for the rest of my life. He asked me "This is up to you, would you want him to spend the rest of his life in jail or face death. He explained to me what both meant and then he ask me "What's my choice?" With all that we had been through, I was still trying to process what had happen. I am a twelve girl little girl who just witnessed her mom's murder and now, her murder's life is in my hands. My mind moved to her and I thought about what she would want me to choose. I was not move my anger nor did I have anyone around me to influence me to make the choice. Then I give her an answer, an answer that came purely from my heart, I said," I would like for him to spend the rest of his life behind bars because killing him won't bring her back."
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