Chapter 19 - A Family Chooses Its FutureThey could have returned to fear.
They could have spent the rest of their lives searching through every shadow.
Instead, Sarah made a different choice.
"We don't let her decide what our future looks like."
Mark nodded.
They put the photograph into an evidence envelope.
They called Vance.
Then they went upstairs.
Lily was waiting with three mugs of hot chocolate.
"Family meeting," she announced.
Mark smiled.
"What's the meeting about?"
"I decided we're going camping."
Sarah laughed.
"Camping?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
Lily shrugged.
"Because we need an adventure."
Sarah looked at Mark.
He looked back at her.
Then they both smiled.
"Okay," Sarah said.
"Adventure it is."
That night, they sat together on the couch.
The photograph was no longer hidden.
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The past was no longer controlling them.
Whatever the future held, they would face it together.
