RECKLESS DESIRES: THE ODEN LEGACY
"No contact, no proximity, digital or physical."
"Thanks," Rita said, and meant it in her bones.
That evening, the family settled in to watch a clip from Amiriam's interview that had aired during their drive. She was herself on screen—no tricks of make-up, but a truth that would not apologize. "People think healing is an arrival," she said on screen, "but for many of us it's a practice. Like breath. You do it again and again, and one day you realize you're living."
Later, when the house settled, Luke stood with Amiriam on the porch. The moon was pale, the trees black stitches against it. “You’ve done something wonderful,” he said. “Whatever else is happening, nobody can take that away.”
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