Chapter 10 - Learning to Walk AgainSarah's recovery was painfully slow.
Some mornings she felt strong.
Other mornings, walking across the hallway exhausted her.
But she refused to surrender.
One afternoon, she stepped outside alone.
Mark watched from the patio.
"You don't need me?"
Sarah smiled.
"I know."
She took another step.
Then another.
Lily cheered.
"Mommy!"
Sarah laughed.
For a moment, she wasn't a victim.
She wasn't a patient.
She wasn't Martha's daughter.
She was simply Sarah.
A woman walking across her own backyard.
Mark approached.
"You did it."
Sarah looked at him.
"I almost died."
"I know."
"And she almost convinced me I was weak."
Mark shook his head.
"She was wrong."
Sarah looked toward Lily.
"My daughter proved that."
The three of them stood beneath the afternoon sun.
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Their family had been shattered.
But it had not been destroyed.
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