Chapter 7 - Vanessa had been photographing Lily
Cloud backups from the family photo account were accessible to me because it was a shared household account.
Vanessa had created an album.
Not hidden technically.
Buried among thousands of files.
Title:
L Behavior
L for Lily.
Photographs:
Lily crying.
Lily slamming bedroom door.
Lily standing near Noah’s bassinet.
Lily holding a kitchen knife while helping cook under supervision.
Lily throwing a pillow.
Lily asleep on the floor after a tantrum.
Every image looked alarming without context.
One video showed Lily shouting:
“I hate this baby!”
I remembered that day.
She had been upset because Noah tore a drawing.
She apologized five minutes later.
Vanessa saved only the angry part.
Another clip:
Lily:
“I wish he wasn’t here!”
Again:
A furious eight-year-old sentence.
Not a plan to harm anyone.
Then a spreadsheet.
Dates.
Behavior descriptions.
Risk ratings.
Who was this for?
The file column said:
May you like
Prepared for WCA review.
I had no idea what WCA meant.
