

Chapter 8:


As soon as the car peacefully rolled to a stop, I pulled the door latch and climbed out, gently guiding her by the hand before closing the door behind us. She fought to hold back her tears as we made our way to the back of the car. I couldn’t decide what was more painful to watch: her battling against tears she had every right to shed, or watching her lose that battle. “You don’t want anyone to see