Chapter 11 - The Road BackRecovery was not a miracle.
It was work.
Every morning, Ava began physical therapy.
Every afternoon, she practiced walking.
Some days she took three steps.
Some days she couldn't take one.
There were nights when frustration turned into tears.
Daniel never told her to be strong.
He simply stayed.
One evening, Ava collapsed against the parallel bars.
"I hate this."
Daniel crouched beside her.
"You don't have to love recovery."
She wiped her tears.
"What if I'm never the same?"
Daniel answered honestly.
"You won't be."
She looked at him.
"That's supposed to make me feel better?"
He smiled.
"You survived something that changed you."
He took her hand.
"Maybe the woman who comes out of this won't be the woman Margaret tried to destroy."
Ava looked at herself in the mirror.
For the first time, she didn't see a victim.
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She saw someone who had survived.
"Maybe you're right."
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