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Chapter Eleven: Aspen
Chapter Eleven
~ Aspen ~
I stared straight ahead, unmoving. It was all I could do. It was all I’d been doing for hours now. My head was swimming with so many thoughts that it all jumbled together into indistinguishable white noise. A fresh supply of tears filled my eyes, but I blinked them away. I could practically still feel dad’s hand on my shoulder, squeezing firmly.
“You’ve made me proud, Aspen.” He’d said. “She’s getting the help she needs.”
It was all just so....there wasn’t even a word for it. At this point, I was mostly mad at myself for being naive for so long. This had all been happening the whole time, and I genuinely thought we were curing people. Or at least trying. It turns out I was very, very wrong. And stupid. Hi all! Thanks so much for reading and I hope you're enjoying the story so far! :) 
Anna Bloom and C.J. Blaise
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