Anything You Do Say by Gillian McAllister

After a night out, a woman, fearing she’s being followed, pushes a stranger on a deserted towpath, and the story splits into two realities: in one, she hides what happened and lives with the mounting strain of secrecy; in the other, she reports it and confronts the police, courts, and her own conscience. The twin narratives examine how a single split-second decision reverberates through her marriage, friendships, and sense of self, probing themes of guilt, responsibility, and the slippery nature of truth.