He Broke Me, He restored Me.
“Grief, alcohol, and loneliness do terrible things to people. It does not excuse the act—but it explains the man you were that night.”
James looked at him hopelessly. “She will never forgive me.”
Mr. Salvador sighed heavily. “She has every right not to.”
He sat beside him.
“My heart breaks for Sarah,” he said quietly. “And it breaks for you too. Some wounds take years to heal. Some take a lifetime.”
He placed a hand over James’s.
“All we can do now is give her space. Show her, through actions—not words—that no one will hurt her again. That you are not that man anymore.”