Chapter 16 - A NEW LIFESix months later, Claire moved into a beautiful house overlooking the ocean.
It wasn't a mansion.
It wasn't the biggest house in town.
It was simply hers.
The rooms were designed around her needs.
Wide hallways.
Low counters.
A garden she could access without assistance.
For the first time since the accident, Claire woke up without hearing Daniel's footsteps.
She started a foundation for women recovering from life-changing injuries.
The organization helped women find housing, legal support, education, and employment.
Claire became its public face.
Not because she wanted fame.
Because she wanted women to see someone who had survived.
Emily flourished.
She started school again.
She laughed more.
She stopped asking whether her parents were getting back together.
And slowly, the house became filled with music again.
Life was returning.
Not the life Claire had lost.
May you like
Something better.
Something she had chosen.
