A Symphony of Scars
Though I couldn't reach my former level, I had recovered about 80% of it.
Using the honors and certificates I had earned before, I found work as a piano teacher.
After leaving Ryan, life seemed to improve, little by little.
But sometimes, in the dead of night, I'd wake up from nightmares. In these dreams, Ryan stood coldly, holding a chair, advancing toward me step by step.
No matter how much I pleaded, he didn't stop.
And then he raised the chair, smashing it down onto my hands.
The scene shifted, and in my screams, I could vaguely make out Miranda's triumphant smile.