Chapter 17 - The ReunionOne warm Saturday afternoon, Leo visited Mia.
She ran toward him before he could even reach the front porch.
“Leo!”
She wrapped both arms around his waist.
He laughed.
“You got taller.”
“So did you.”
“I don't think that's how it works.”
Mia grinned.
Sarah watched them from the doorway.
“She's been waiting all week.”
Leo smiled.
“So have I.”
For a moment, the tragedy felt far away.
There were no reporters.
No courtroom.
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No cameras.
Just a little girl who had survived and the young man who had refused to leave her behind.
