ADELE'S POV“My nightmares are back”I sit cross-legged on the plush sofa. My therapist nods softly and scribbles on a pad. “And how long has this been going on?” Where do I start?After the thing with Julian, my life fell apart. Celeste was gone, but that was the least of my problems. She can have Julian if she wants.It's nurse Shirley I want. My white whale. Despite my best efforts, she eludes me. It's like she disappeared.If I don't find her, my mother won't rest. I should ask Julian about this. I don't. So I dream instead.I see her—My mother. In the hospital room. In my dreams.I'm kissing her goodbye. As I turn to leave, Shirley enters. I try to save her…every time. But the door always clicks shut behind me.I always wake up tangled in the sheets, sweating. Ronnie advised me to get help. And that's what I'm doing.Therapy is horrible, by the way. What do you mean I should bare my dirty secrets and hold them up to the light? But it keeps me talking, and boy, do I have th
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