The Moment the Dead Man's Voice Returned, the Entire Courtroom Went Silent
CHAPTER 1: THE TOY PHONE
The courtroom was so quiet that I could hear my own heartbeat.
I sat in the witness chair, my feet dangling above the floor. Everyone was staring at me.
The prosecutor sighed.
"Eleanor, are you sure there's nothing else you remember from that night?"
I looked down at my hands.
Then I remembered something.
Slowly, I reached into my backpack.
"What’s that?" the judge asked.
I pulled out an old pink toy phone.
The room immediately filled with soft laughter.
Even Clara smirked.
"Seriously?" she whispered.
My fingers tightened around the plastic phone.
"My dad gave it to me for my seventh birthday."
The prosecutor smiled politely.
"That's very nice, Eleanor, but how does that help us?"
I swallowed hard.
"Because... it recorded everything."
The laughter stopped.
Every single person in the courtroom froze.
The judge leaned forward.
"Did you just say it recorded everything?"
I nodded.
Arthur Sterling had bought me the toy because he didn't want me touching his expensive electronics.
What nobody knew was that the toy phone secretly had a recording function.
And one night...
I accidentally left it recording.
The judge's eyes narrowed.
"Can you play it?"
My hands started shaking.
I pressed the button.
Static crackled through the speakers.
Then a voice appeared.
A voice everyone recognized.
Arthur Sterling.
My father.
May you like
And the moment his voice filled the room, Clara's face turned completely white...
TO BE CONTINUED...
