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Chapter 123; Small steps forward

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Bella

I woke up the next morning with a heavy head and swollen eyes. The nightmare from last night still lingered at the edges of my mind the crashing car, Avery's still body, Amie’s distant cries I couldn’t reach. But for the first time in weeks, I didn’t immediately sink back into the fog of denial or overwhelming guilt. I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, feeling the weight of everything… and breathing through it.

Alex was already up. I could hear him moving quietly in the kitchen down
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