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Quote #10
The judge will sentence you. I can't stop that. But perhaps my testimony may influence where they send you … somewhere near your land, a room with a window this time. Maybe. And perhaps this letter may help you, too. I want you to see that the person I glimpsed running beside the camel, running to save my life, is the person you can choose to be. I can't save you the way you want me to. But I can tell you what I feel. It's not much. But it may give you a chance. (111.9)
While she contemplates making up a story about how she knew Ty before the kidnapping and chose to run away with him, Gemma knows that, ultimately, the most compassionate thing she can do for Ty is tell the truth and see that he's punished for what he did. Most likely, even if she had lied, he would have ended up in jail anyway because there's still that whole bit about Gemma being a minor. Nonetheless, she knows that she has some influence on what his experience will be like and how he could change from this point forward.