Jessie's POV Lisa stood there, her eyes were red and swollen from days of crying. When she saw me, she froze, her face cycling through shock, disbelief, and overwhelming joy."Jessie?" she whispered, like she was afraid I might be a ghost."Lisa, I don't have time to..."But she didn't let me finish. She launched herself at me, wrapping her arms around me so tightly that I could barely breathe."You are alive," she sobbed into my shoulder. "Oh goddess, you are alive! Where have you been? We looked everywhere! We thought Derek had taken you, or that you had been kidnapped, or worse, or...""Lisa, please," I said, trying to gently extract myself from her embrace. "I need to go. Ethan's trial.""Is today, I know," Lisa pulled back, wiping her tears. "But Jessie, you can't just... your father, he needs to see you. He has been destroying himself with worry. And you need medical attention, you look...""I am fine," I lied. My head was still pounding, my body felt like I had been hit by a
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