Chapter 13 - RebuildingThey changed the house.
Not because they had to.
Because they wanted to.
The bedroom walls became soft blue.
The furniture changed.
Old curtains disappeared.
Family photographs were rearranged.
Lily painted the baseboards badly.
Mark pretended not to notice.
Sarah laughed.
The sound filled the room.
That night, Sarah woke from a nightmare.
She was shaking.
Mark held her.
"You're here."
She breathed against his chest.
"I know."
"You are safe."
"I know."
She closed her eyes.
"But sometimes my body doesn't."
Mark kissed her forehead.
"Then we'll teach it."
May you like
Slowly.
One day at a time.
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Chapter 14 - The First ChristmasDecember arrived.
Chapter 15 - The Longest NightWinter settled over the neighborhood.
Chapter 16 - The Empty ChairMonths passed.
Chapter 17 - The LetterOne spring morning, an envelope arrived.
Chapter 18 - The Last SecretThe investigation revealed nothing immediately.
Chapter 19 - A Family Chooses Its FutureThey could have returned to fear.
