Chapter 8 - Reconciliation with the Past
I decided that to truly move forward, I had to confront the fear that had kept me trapped for so long. I went back to Denver to visit the gravesite of my parents, who had passed away shortly before I met Julian.
I had always felt like I failed them by becoming the kind of woman who was controlled by a man like Julian. Standing there, the wind whipping through the trees, I felt a release.
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"I didn't let them win," I whispered to the headstones. "I survived."
I met an old friend, someone who had known me before the Vances had swallowed my life. We sat in a cafe and talked for hours. For the first time, I felt like I was reconnecting with the person I had abandoned.
